The EU Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement – together with ICLEI Europe, URBACT, and the European Innovation Council (EIC) – are pleased to invite all to a workshop session during the European Week of Regions and Cities. This in-person workshop will take place on 11 October (16:30–17:30 CEST) in Brussels.

The workshop will touch on the EU-funded PROCEDIN, PROTECT projects, as well as the LIFE-funded Future Proof Sport Pitches project. Each of the organisers and these three projects explore synergies for the benefit of cities and regions, and use innovation procurement as a strategic tool. As such, the workshop will present how cities and regions across Europe can concretely use innovation procurement.

The workshop will feature specific examples of how cities and regions have used innovation procurement to attract top-notch European innovators to help them face local and regional challenges, and will promote the use of supportive tools and training. Among the speakers will be Mara Inzaina (ICLEI Europe), Vasilis Tsanidis (EIC), and Jenny Koutsomarkou (URBACT).

Click here to register for the workshop (EU Login required). The registration deadline is 28 September – please note that there are a maximum of 91 available places in the workshop.