Objective This proposal is the Steppin approach to stimulate innovative business solutions by incorporating open standards in European public procurement. Steppin, STandards in European Public Procurement lead to Innovation, is chosen as a name to be stimulating to stakeholders in the area of Public Procurement: they should "step in". Steppin, a Consortium of 12 partners from 6 Member States, is a combination of experts in standardisation, innovation and procurement, plus experienced users. The project combines theory and practice in such a way that the final results (i.e. handbook for public procurement) are practical and future-proof. The main objective is to get full benefits for Europe from innovative business solutions that are being stimulated by taking open standards into account in public procurement. Thus, the questions are: 1) how should standards play the required role, and 2) how to implement and stimulate the use of new procedures and methods.The approach for the first question is to gather all relevant information and opinions from all over Europe and then to extract a "best theory". Then, in a number of Euro-regional workshops with users and experts, this theory will be validated. A baseline survey will be performed on the basis of tenders in the TED database and at the same time best practices will be gathered. The second question is approached by extensive interaction with public and private sectors. Steppin will organize 15 workshops all over Europe to discuss "best practice & best theory" with users, experts, sector representatives and management from the public sector. At the end of 2007 Steppin will perform a concise survey to find the differences already accomplished during the project by comparison with the baseline. The handbook and the results of the surveys will be presented at a congress in order to enable formal support for the new concept for public procurement. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases Programme(s) FP6-INNOVATION - Research and innovation in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) 2002-2006 Topic(s) INNOVATION-2005-1.2.1.7.c - Stimulating innovation through reference to standards in procurement Call for proposal FP6-2005-INNOV-8 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CA - Coordination action Coordinator VIRAGE BV EU contribution No data Address Korte Spaarne 31 HAARLEM Netherlands See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASOCIACION ESPAÑOLA DE NORMALIZACION Y CERTIFICACION Spain EU contribution No data Address CALLE GENOVA 6 MADRID See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ASSOCIATION POUR L'ACHAT DANS LES SERVICES PUBLICS France EU contribution No data Address 103 Rue Lafayette PARIS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BUNDESVERBAND MATERIALWIRTSCHAFT, EINKAUF, LOGISTIK E.V Germany EU contribution No data Address Bolongarostr. 82 FRANKFURT AM MAIN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PURCHASING AND SUPPLY United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Easton House, Easton on the Hill STAMFORD See on map Total cost No data COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION Belgium EU contribution No data Address 36, rue de STASSART BRUSSELS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIP S.P.A Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Isonzo 19/E, ROME See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CORVERS PROCUREMENT SERVICES BV Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Julianaplein 21 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH See on map Total cost No data DANSK STANDARD Denmark EU contribution No data Address Kollegievej 6 CHARLOTTENLUND See on map Total cost No data DIN DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUR NORMUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Burggrafenstrasse 6 BERLIN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER RATIONALISIERUNG Germany EU contribution No data Address PONTDRIESCH 14/16 AACHEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Hansastrasse 27 C MÜNCHEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NEDERLANDS NORMALISATIE-INSTITUUT Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Vlinderweg 6 DELFT See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PLEON UK LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 191 Old Marylebone Road LONDON See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data