| dc.description.abstract | Public procurement for innovation is known as a powerful demandside
instrument to be employed in addressing pertinent challenges. The
Traditional procurement process is outdated and insufficient to stimulate the
production of innovative results. However, while the Public Procurement of
Innovation (PPI) approach addresses barriers of the Traditional procurement
procedures regarding innovation, it also presents several barriers of its own.
This thesis focuses on the particular case of PPI in Norway, where the
account of the current state and usage of the PPI approach are described.
Findings indicate a dominance of the traditional approaches in the current
state of public procurement practices in Norway, with tendency towards
exploitation rather than exploration, despite the country’s political
ambitions. Several causes, other than the nature of “normal” routine
purchases, seek to influence the procurer’s avoidance of more complex
innovation-oriented tendering procedures. This study aims to explain this,
and concludes with a discussion of potential improvements to stimulate the
procurement of innovative products and services in Norway, based on the
practical case of ICT procurements.
Keywords: Public Procurement for Innovation; PPI; innovation
policy; innovation elements; interactive learning; cooperation; competition. | no_NO |
