Difi EcoEmerge GPP study trip - presentations

Monday 14 February 2011

10:00

Welcome speech: Green Public Procurement in a political context

State secretary, Heidi Sørensen

10:20

Presentation: the EcoEmerge Project - Background, goals and content

Iulia Degeratu, Project Manager,  RMoE

10:40

Presentation: The MoE in Norway - The EEA and Norway Grants

Solfrid Foss, NMoE

11:00

Presentation: The business view

Arnhild Dordi Gjønnes (Confederation of Norwegian Business)

13:00

Public procurement: legal framework, institutional structure, challenges and goals

Ingrid Kolderup, Difi

14:15

Legal framework for GPP in Romania

Mrs. Liana Manea, Councellor, ANRMAP - National Agency for regulating and Monitoring Public  Procurement

14:45

The experience of the MoEF with public procurement in general, and GPP in particular

Mrs. Mihaela Batrinca, General Director, General Directorate for Public Procurement and Logistics

15:15

Monitoring GPP in Romania - systems and experiences

Mr. Gabriel Dumitru, CNMSI - National Management Centre for Information Society

15:45

Eco-responsibility and Green Public Procurement in Romania, including a showcase of Romanian experiences in GPP

Andrei Banu, RMoE

Tuesday 15 February 2011

09:00

Tool sets for GPP:  Environmental criteria, GSL, ITS, LCC buildings, mainstreaming

Martin Standley, Difi

10:30

Integrating social aspects and risk analysis

Rigmor Haga, Difi

12:00

Outreach:  Internet as a channel - experiences from Norway

Elisabeth Sundholm, Difi

12:30

Outreach:  County level and national focal points - goals, activities and experiences

Vibeke Engeseth, Difi

13:15

GPP in the health sector - challenges and implementation

Grete Solli, Special adviser, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority

14:30

Innovation though public procurement - Norwegian activities and challenges

Marit Holter-Sørensen, Difi

Wednesday 16 February 2011

10:30

Welcome.  Presentation of
- Vestfold county
- The role and responsibilities of the county governor
- Establishment of the county focal point

County Governor in Vestfold represented by Werner Olsen and Lisbeth Thuve

11:00

Green Light Vestfold County
Project execution and experiences
- Projectplan/activities related to goals
- Organisation (VOIS)
- Sectors

Project leader Green Light Vestfold
Trond Haugstad

12:30

Green Light Vestfold
Project execution and experiences
- Instruments and project plan
- Use of methods and tools for procurement - best practice examples
- Innovation and business development as results - good examples

Prosjektleder Grønt Lys Vestfold
Trond Haugstad

13:30

Examples of environmental respect and innovation through PP.
Tønsberg kommunale eiendom.
Procurement of "preprepared warmth" for public buildings in Semsbyen (Sem nærvarmeanlegg)

- Presentation of Eiker Bioenergi's business idea.
- The importance of public procurement for Eiker Bioenergy (What do public customers mean for for Eiker Bioenergi. Re Secondary school)

CEO Tor Espnes, Tønsberg public buildings.



Dag Viggo Benjaminsen, Eiker Bioenergi AS

14:30

Public procurement.
Innovation and business development in connection with PP in the building and construction (BAE) sector. What is the significance of PP and what is the potential?
Tanker og erfaringer fra Grønt Lys Vestfold

CEO for EBA (NHO) TeVeBu
Tore Jan Hansen

 Thursday 17 February 2011

09:00

GPP and Building & Construction: The 40% sector - environmental challenges

Cecilie Blytt, Difi

10:45

eProcurement: databases, activities, plans and experiences, including Peppol and Doffin and opportunities/challenges for supporting GPP

Mr. Gabriel Dumitru, CNMSI                    Jostein Engen, Peder Bentsen. Difi

13:30

GPP and food: Background, plans and status

Kai Roger Jensen, Difi

14:45

GPP and ICT  and Green ICT

Martin Standley

Friday 18 February 2011

09:15

Environmental management in central government organisations and linking to GPP

Martin Standley

10:00

Experiences in integrating GPP with implementation of ISO 14001

Anne Stefansen, Klif

11:00

GPP and Transport

Frida Røyne, Difi