Innovation Procurement for Blockchain Startups

Public Procurement of Innovation is a demand-driven policy instrument that attempts to bring startups and government together to cooperate on innovative solutions to address major societal challenges – from healthcare to transportation. 

European Union’s Horizon 2020 project B-hub for Europe & Connect Global organizes training for blockchain startups to deep dive into innovation procurement for the public sector using blockchain solutions. 

If your startup is based in the EU and leveraging blockchain technology, you’re invited to join the training session and learn about: 

• New approaches to public procurement 
• What are PPI and PCP 
• Advantages and benefits 
• The process: how it works 
• The Needs identification and Concept Viability phase 
• Developing a business case for the procurer 
• Drafting functional specifications for the challenge preparation and public tender launch 
• Taking market opportunities and boosting your blockchain-based innovative solutions towards a public market.

Participant requirements:

• your organisation must be a startup (not more than 5 years old);
• your company is developing a blockchain or blockchain related product or blockchain plays an important part in your solution