12 Amendments of Joel HASSE FERREIRA related to 2008/2139(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Report and supports the proposed risk/benefit sharing pre-commercial procurement model a, which must effectively cover the public sector and SMEs as drivers of innovation;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Report and supports the proposed risk/benefit sharing pre-commercial procurement model as aone of the drivers of innovation;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the Aho Report and in particular the view that Member States should use public procurement to drive demand for innovative goods whilst improving the levelquality and accessibility of public services;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that pre-commercial procurement constitutes an under-exploited driver of innovation-led growth for the EU with significant potential to achieve high- quality and readily accessible public services such as health care and transport and to address the social challenges of climate change, sustainable energy and an ageing population;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that pre-commercial procurement constitutes an under-exploited driver of innovation-led growth for the EU with significant potential to achieve high- quality public services such as health care and transport and to address the social challenges of climate change, sustainable energy and, an ageing population and other social challenges;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that many public authorities are not aware of the potential of pre- commercial procurement and do not yet act as ‘intelligent customers’;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Endorses the Commission communication, which provides a potential conceptual basis for pre- commercial procurement and its implementation, but considers that there are some gaps regarding the manner of giving effect to the procedure proposed, especially at local and regional level;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers, as far as local and regional authorities are concerned, that there is still not enough information about the continuing obstacles preventing them from implementing pre-commercial procurement with the aim of promoting genuinely innovative solutions in the public interest;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide local and regional contracting authorities with training guidelines and tools showing how pre-commercial R & D procurement might be used;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that pre-commercial procurement has very great potential as a further step towards embedding innovative procurement, but recognises the need for specialist procurement skills and for Member States, in partnership with business, universitites, and training centres, to sponsor training activities to develop management tools;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that financial incentives for pre- commercial procurement already exist in certain Member States, where up to 50%a substantial proportion of the costs of the first pre- commercial procurement arcan be matched by a central authority;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24a. Notes that strengthening pre- commercial procurement remains one way among many for Member States to raise their game in innovation and research; calls therefore on Member States to promoteinvest more public funds in a global and consistent strategy for research and innovation by engaging all stakeholders, including universities, research institutes and other bodies involved in the promotion of economic development, so as to better engage public authorities with innovative enterprise;