October 10, 2024  3:30 PM GMT-4 – 4:00 PM GMT-4
Procuring

Buying ideas: Procuring public sector innovation from a global perspective

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. A recent Auditor General report found that about a third of the 1,480 mission-critical government digital applications are rated to be in poor health. The fact is that the current culture of government procurement — both federally and provincially — is not serving the Canadian economy, and it is not serving the government’s own purposes.

Join us for an in-depth discussion to learn from leaders across the US Governments’ Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Business Finlands’ Innovative Public Procurement (IPP) initiative.

Executive Director
SBIRC
Director of Ontario Relations
Council of Canadian Innovators
Chief Funding Advisor
Business Finland
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