PPI4MED project conducted a series of online sessions from September to November 2022, to discuss the Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) model implementation in the agriculture, transportation, water, health, and energy sectors.

A total of 79 representatives from key players, such as the government, private sector, universities, and research centers, attended these sessions. The discussions focused on: the challenges faced by researchers, the role of innovation and entrepreneurship centers, government procurement plans, the list of patents, the role of Scientific Research & Innovation, and ways of cooperation between the key playersin the PPI Model and Potential Public Procurement Innovation Pilots in Jordan.

The National Centre for Research and Development in Jordan (NCRD) had also conducted a baseline survey under PPI4MED project and shared the survey with more than 150 project stakeholders: The results were analysed to generate a National Capabilities roadmap, including SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat) analysis for innovation & entrepreneurship, public procurement innovation, private sector engagement and Research & Development in Jordan.
As a result, a report was published to highlight the challenges in R&D, the innovation and entrepreneurship eco-system, funding support availability, public procurement plans, patents and potential for commercialization, and current collaboration between  the government, the private sector, and universities/research centers/researchers.

The report can be found at this link