P3ITS
P3ITS (Pre-commercial Public Procurement for ITS innovation and deployment) explored the efficient procurement of innovation to support ITS and establish a network of experts.
The project has resulted in:
- Better understanding of the socio-economic benefits of pre-commercial procurement (PCP), as well as difficulties and barriers to wider use of PCP in Europe;
- Higher level of awareness about what PCP really is and how it can be launched (among others for ITS actors and stakeholders);
- Support to public authorities in their task of deploying ITS through a new tool for public support to innovation;
- Identify which actions or initiatives are still needed to result in common use of PCP for ITS deployment.
Key document: Pre-Commercial Procurement for Intelligent Transport Systems The P3ITS Handbook (Final report)
The project was funded by the European Commission's Directorate General for Mobility and Transport thought the FP7 Programme - ICT Information and Communication Technology. It ran from January 2010 to September 2011.
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