Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes (POGO) October Call
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In this POGO Club session, we discussed the role of public procurement as a strategic driver of innovation.
The Procurement of Government Outcomes (POGO) Club is a knowledge sharing initiative that is open to anyone interested in capacity building in public procurement and in collaboration to improve social outcomes. We host monthly calls, maintain a maillist, and share other resources. Participants come from many different disciplines, sectors, and countries. Our chair is Anne Davies, Professor of Law and Public Policy.
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Session overview
Deploying public procurement as a strategic driver of innovation is rising up national and regional policy agendas. However, quoting from the recently published UK Innovation Strategy “the overall culture, expertise and incentive structure of the public sector means there is a low appetite for risk and experimentation”. Overcoming this weak appetite for risk is a major challenge. While there is a deep body of research on procurement law, there is little quantified data on the innovation elements of procurement to guide decision makers.
In this POGO session we heard about a new Consortium's examination of the research gap and their plans to bridge it. We then heard perspectives from four specialists who are addressing the challenge and facilitating innovative procurement outcomes at city, region and country level.