Policy instruments for public procurement of innovation: Choice, design and assessment

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dc.contributor.authorGeorghiou, Lukeen
dc.contributor.authorEdler, Jakoben
dc.contributor.authorUyarra, Elviraen
dc.contributor.authorYeow, Jillianen
dc.date.acceptance2013-09-29en
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-26T09:12:59Z
dc.date.available2017-10-26T09:12:59Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-24
dc.descriptionopen access articleen
dc.description.abstractPublic procurement is increasingly seen as an important potential instrument of innovation policy. However, policy design has been underpinned largely by anecdotal evidence and without a clear theoretical or empirical basis for understanding how supplying to the public sector actually influences a firm's innovation capabilities and performance and in what ways desirable behaviour and outcomes can be promoted. This paper seeks to address the basis of innovation procurement policy. It establishes a broad taxonomy of procurement policies and instruments that have emerged in OECD countries in response to perceived deficiencies and then compares these with the perceptions of firms using an analysis of a dedicated survey of 800 public sector suppliers in the UK. It is observed that policy measures include the creation of framework conditions, establishing organisational frameworks and developing capabilities, identifying, specifying and signalling needs, and incentivising innovative solutions. The survey findings confirm that the barriers encountered by firms correspond to the deficiencies addressed by policies but do not address them sufficiently. This arises from lack of coverage, lack of ownership by purchasers, failure to address the whole cycle of acquisition and to address risk aversion. The scope of policy measures needs to be extended in time, breadth of reach and depth.en
dc.exception.reasonopen access articleen
dc.funderESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)en
dc.identifier.citationGeorghiou, L., Edler, J., Uyarra, E., and Yeow, J. (2014) Policy instruments for public procurement of innovation: Choice, design and assessment. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 86, pp.1-12.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2013.09.018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/14702
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidRES-598-25-0037en
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.subjectPublic procurementen
dc.subjectInnovationen
dc.subjectPolicy taxonomyen
dc.subjectsupplier surveyen
dc.titlePolicy instruments for public procurement of innovation: Choice, design and assessmenten
dc.typeArticleen

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