MAIN TAKEAWAYS

  • 67%

    Reported not having legal impediments

    67% of the countries reported not having legal or administrative impediments that may disadvantage startups and scaleups in procurement tenders.

  • 43%

    Have incentives for public buyers

    43% of the countries have incentives for public buyers to procure from startups in place.

  • 42%

    Retention of IPR ownership

    The retention of IPR ownership by the startup or scaleup participating in an innovation procurement tender is only possible in 10 countries (42%).

  • 67%

    Facilitate technology transfer

    67% of the countries have fully applied policies to facilitate a smooth technology transfer from academia to startups and companies.