Impact

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has recognized the Civil UAVs Initiative as a best practice in Public Procurement of Innovation at the international level

20/01/2025

The Inter-American Development Bank - an international institution dedicated to promoting development and investment in all Latin American countries - has released a report on best practices in Public Procurement of Innovation focused on the Civil UAVs Initiative. The IDB has decided to put its attention on one of the more than 120 PPI projects carried out since 2014 within the framework of the Initiative, the one known as Tierra 3. If you wish to access the IDB report you can do so at the following link.

About 60 companies took part in the workshop on PPI given by Novadays

Bilbao expands its haurreskola network with 104 new free public places.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance selects the Civil UAVs Initiative among the best practices of the Spanish ERDF Pluriregional Operational Program.

The Community of Madrid approves grants of up to 22,400 euros to hire young researchers in R&D&i

Floating offshore wind energy in Galicia: a promising and sustainable energy future

The Regional Government of Castilla y León promotes a center of excellence in cybersecurity applied to connected mobility.

Madrid City Council launches an institutional test bed to promote urban innovation

Zaragoza and the complexity of achieving zero-emission public transport in large cities

Green light to the draft ordinance that will turn Madrid into a large sandbox

The Government of Zaragoza approves the technical project and the preliminary draft of the Low Emission Zone Ordinance (ZBE), which should be fully operational by 2026.