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A lot of opportunities are created in Newfoundland and Labrador when federal and provincial governments buy innovative products and services from local tech companies. Check out this article summarizing the report from Council of Canadian Innovators | Conseil canadien des innovateurs on where we are at on procurement from tech companies and what needs to happen. #innovation #technology #procurement

🚨 Time for Action: Reforming ICT Procurement in Australia A recent report by TechnologyOne highlights a critical issue: Australia’s ICT procurement policies are falling short, leaving local innovators at a disadvantage. Instead of empowering Australian SMEs, billions are funnelled to multinationals - costing us jobs, innovation, and economic resilience. 📣 The call to action is clear: Australia must do more to reform its ICT procurement framework to: - Value long-term benefits like job creation and R&D. - Empower Australian businesses to lead in innovation. - Build a stronger, more resilient economy. 🔍 Want to learn more?  https://lnkd.in/gi4nRTW6 🔗 Links to explore the media release and full report in comments. #ICT #ProcurementReform #SupportLocal #Innovation #Australia #Sovereign

Public sector procurement is vital tool to help innovators scale-up and validate Canadian technologies. If governments do it strategically, procurement can do so much to support the growth of the Canadian economy. We all know Canadian procurement could be a lot better. At the Council of Canadian Innovators | Conseil canadien des innovateurs, we actually have concrete recommendations to make it better. You can read the report through the link below!

Australia faces a persistent leadership challenge, not from a lack of capable leaders, but from systems and processes that entangle them in cycles of discussion and inaction. The time for policy debates and vague commitments has passed. Now is the time for decisive, tangible action. Our government leaders must prioritise engagement, evaluation, and procurement with a clear mandate to support 'genuine; Australian SMEs first and foremost, without exception. It is indefensible to perpetuate the narrative that local businesses are too small or lack the capability to deliver on critical government initiatives. The system, as it stands, is weighted against Australian SMEs, and this demands immediate rectification, not through more inquiries or soundbites, but through direct, results-driven action. When we have other nations active embracing Australian technology and companies, while our own leaders hesitate, it raises a difficult but necessary question. If Australian governments fail to champion their own businesses, why should Australian companies remain loyal to Australia? As someone deeply committed to an Australia-first approach, employing Australians and investing locally, it’s disheartening to see genuine opportunities for SMEs consistently overlooked. Our leaders must break the cycle and deliver real, measurable support for Australian innovation.

#Canada and #Quebec have to start "drinking their own Cool-Aid" on #innovation, #tech & #productivity. And it starts with his own procurement policies and processes. https://lnkd.in/eSSEP7F4

When the Council of Canadian Innovators | Conseil canadien des innovateurs started calling 2024 the Year of Procurement, we were thinking first and foremost about how government policy can better drive growth in the innovation economy. Our members know how valuable the government can be as a customer, and they know that other countries do it better.   But we didn’t realize there would be so much action on the procurement file in the first few months of 2024! Here, CCI’s Director of Policy, Laurent Carbonneau, examines Innovative Solutions Canada and the #ArriveCan debacle. At CCI, we are searching for lessons about how the Government of Canada can improve procurement.   This is a policy file that urgently needs attention. Simply imposing more rules and policies on the problem will not help. We need smarter solutions! https://lnkd.in/gSc4eR8m  

The need for locally sourced products and services is becoming more and more valued by Australians. To highlight this and the need for urgent reform to Government ICT procurement policy, Insight Economics has consulted a range of Australia’s leading tech organisations to release a new report: Improving evaluation of economic impact in ICT procurement. Learn more about the report below. #AustralianMade #procurement

CCI's procurement report came out today and over 125 people joined our webinar launch to talk about our recommendations and discuss what's going to make a difference in Canada on procurement policy and buying the *right* ideas that help grow the economy. Procurement amounted to 14.6% of Canada’s GDP in 2021; this is hundreds of billions of dollars, and a meaningful force that shapes our economy. Our report includes 6 recommendations that government leaders can take: 👉Create a Small and Medium Enterprise Procurement Target 👉Create a Framework for Forward Commitment Procurement 👉Develop and Recognize an Innovation Procurement Standard 👉Prioritize Commercialization in Procurement Programming 👉Empower the Industrial Research Assistance Program to drive Innovative Procurement 👉Create a Federal Procurement Concierge Read on for more 👇 Kudos to our authors: Laurent Carbonneau + Abu Kamat at Council of Canadian Innovators | Conseil canadien des innovateurs

I'm very proud to announce that CCI's latest report Buying Ideas: Procuring Public Sector Innovation in Canada is now out. Big shout out to my colleague and co-author Laurent Carbonneau for his tireless work on this. He and I have consulted with domestic innovators across the country and studied this issue extensively - the result is our most comprehensive policy report to date. Procurement amounts to 14% of Canada's GDP; this is hundreds of billions of dollars, and a huge force in shaping our economy. But when it comes to buying tech and innovative solutions, we can do much better. Our report includes 6 recommendations that government leaders can take: 👉Create a Small and Medium Enterprise Procurement Target 👉Create a Framework for Forward Commitment Procurement 👉Develop and Recognize an Innovation Procurement Standard 👉Prioritize Commercialization in Procurement Programming 👉Empower the Industrial Research Assistance Program to drive Innovative Procurement 👉Create a Federal Procurement Concierge https://lnkd.in/euAarJvQ.

🚀 Elevating Public Procurement: Insights from the EU Commission's Recommendations 🚀 Public procurement is evolving from a purchasing function to a strategic tool driving innovation and sustainability. The European Commission's recent recommendations emphasize the need for a robust strategic framework, investment in human capital, collaboration, digital transformation, innovation, and integrity. Let's transform procurement practices to deliver greater value and achieve policy goals! 🌍📈 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dkM2k6DK #PublicProcurement #EU #Innovation #Sustainability #ProfessionalDevelopment