TY - BOOK AU - Apostol,Ramona ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Trials and Tribulations in the Implementation of Pre-Commercial Procurement in Europe SN - 9789462651562 AV - KJE901-9796 U1 - 341.2422 23 PY - 2017/// CY - The Hague PB - T.M.C. Asser Press, Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press KW - Law—Europe KW - Private international law KW - Conflict of laws KW - European Law KW - Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law N1 - Introduction -- Political background to PCP adoption – an institutional approach -- The economic rationale for PCP -- The US model of R&D procurement – lessons for PCP -- Placing PCP within the legislative framework -- The realities of public R&D procurement in the EU –trials and tribulations -- Legal barriers and conceptual pitfalls -- Concluding remarks – the case for a EU coordinated deployment of R&D procurement; Available to subscribing member institutions only. Доступно лише організаціям членам підписки N2 - This book aims to advance the understanding of pre-commercial procurement (PCP) as innovation policy instrument and as means to fulfil public needs. To this end, it places PCP within its political and legal context and elucidates its origins and its economic rationale. Based on this analysis, it suggests a clear conceptualization of PCP and a clear delineation from other innovation policy instruments. Subsequently, the book assesses the value and achievements of the more established type of PCP policy programmes, and draws lessons for improvement. In this context, it raises awareness of the remaining obstacles to its wide and effective implementation and suggests appropriate solutions ranging from policy guidance to law interpretation and legislative reform. The text makes use of illustrative practical examples of policy-making and project implementation in various public programmes of R&D procurement. This is a highly relevant book for academics and practitioners in the field of public procurement. Ramona Apostol is Senior Procurement Adviser at Corvers Procurement Services B.V. in the Netherlands. She holds a Ph.D. in Law from Leiden University, the Netherlands. She has been involved in a wide range of procurement projects related to the implementation of R&D and innovation procurement and regularly acts as independent expert for the European Commission on this topic UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-156-2 ER -