🎓 New in IPEC Research: How to measure procurement with innovation surveys This research brief, authored by Pei-Yu Yuan, @Raquel Ortega-Argilés, @XIN DENG, @Oishee Kundu and @Elvira Uyarra, highlights several gaps in current edition of the UK Innovation Survey (UKIS), which limit the understanding of public procurement's role in stimulating innovation. To address this, here are key recommendations: ✅ Expand procurement questions to capture details on contracts, revenue, and innovation outcomes ✅ Add sustainability metrics to align with net-zero goals ✅ Include all firms engaged in public procurement for better data accuracy ✅ Address barriers to innovation, like contract complexity and competition, particularly for SMEs 💡 Download the research brief here to learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/daFiZV2F {hashtag|#|IPECResearch} {hashtag|#|PublicProcurement} {hashtag|#|InnovationSurveys} {hashtag|#|UKIS} {hashtag|#|Procurement} {hashtag|#|Impact} @Sam Markey @Rikesh Shah @Malcolm Harbour CBE @Ben Hawes @Nick Woodward @Kayleigh Hadjimina MCIPR @[Olga Kuzmich](urn:li:person:6OhK_S2w8E) // @Fumi Kitagawa @Annum Rafique @Matt Ziembla *Manchester Institute Of Innovation Research, *City-REDI, University of Birmingham @Ian Heptinstall @[Katherine Sugar](urn:li:person:_4rdIWdZrv) @Carlos López-Gómez @Martina Ayoub @Farah ElBehairy @Xinyue Xue @Kristel Miller @Rick Meynen @Luis D. Torres @Alice Moore, PhD @[Liz Ainge](urn:li:person:p_-Povconq) @Steve Ede FCIPS @[Jade Magner](urn:li:person:j6MATz_4yi) @Robin Polding @Sandra Hamilton @[Thomas Wainwright](urn:li:person:Z1XY9pp_6D) @Sophia Knight @Katie Carey @Julia McMurdie @Mehves Akyatan @Prabs Johal @[Steve Close](urn:li:person:kbhd_mJNU6) @Maria Fernanda Ibarra Gutiérrez @Nicholas Harrap