Procura+ Interest Group on Socially Responsible Public Procurement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Published on January 10, 2020

The Procura Interest Group on Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP) aims to support public authorities in procuring information and communication technology (ICT) hardware products and to foster the exchange on procurement activities as part of the Make ICT Fair Project.

With the expertise of Electronics Watch, Procura Network and ICLEI Europe, procurement guidance including criteria and verfication schemes are being developed that consider social responsibility throughout the whole supply-chain of ICT products. These are applied by five pilot authorities: Greater London Authority (GLA), Region Stockholm, Barcelona City Council, Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges Scotland (APUC) , and Gemeente Haarlem. Bi-monthly online meetings as well as several in person meetings organised for curated exchange on topics such as verfication schemes, latest monitoring insights, challenges of applying criteria to ongoing and upcoming tenders towards fair ICT.