Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2009
“something” has to be developed by the supplier before it can be delivered. In other words, R&D and/or innovation are needed … concept of “innovation”, reflecting a widening of the content of the notion. The phenomenon is a matter of using public demand … (or similar) to trigger innovation. We will use the term “public procurement for innovation (PPI)” to denote this …