The document summarizes the GRASP project, a 27-month Mediterranean program funded by the ERDF to develop green e-procurement processes and increase the potential of smart cities in renewable energy. It involves 13 public and private organizations across 8 countries working to create an online procurement system, knowledge sharing platform, and energy demand database. The objectives are to empower public-private cooperation on innovative energy solutions and help communities meet carbon reduction goals.

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GReen procurement And Smart
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city suPport in the energy
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GReen procurement And Smart city
suPport in the energy sector
Organizers:
Funding programme: MED PROGRAMME (1C-MED12-33)
Budget: The global budget
• ERDF co-financing
Supporters:
• IPA co-financing
• National public co-financing
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Length: It is a 27-month project:
• Start April’2013 / End June’2015
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Website of the project: http://www.grasp-med.eu
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GRASP PROJECT
13 entities from 8 different European countries are working
Organizers:
together in order to achieve the main objective of the
project:
 To strengthen the position of MED SMART CITIES
Supporters:
 Adopting innovative solutions in energy sector
 Increase their potential at transnational level
by developing a specialized e-procurement tool
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THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE GRASP CONSORTIUM
CO-ORDINATOR … University of Patras (GREECE)
Organizers:
PARTNERS
GREECE
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
• Municipality of Pilea-Hortatis
• Development Agency East Sarajevo
• Municipality of Spata-Artemis
MALTA
Supporters:
ITALY
• Research Improvement Institute
• Community Alto Basento
FRANCE
• Siena Energy Agency
• Syndicat d’Electrification de Corse
• Province of Perugia
ALBANIA
SPAIN
• University of Vlora
• Chamber of Commerce of Castellón CYPRUS
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• Chamber of Commerce of Terrassa
• ATLANTIS Consulting Cyprus
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GReen procurement And Smart city suPport
in the energy sector
Organizers:
Its aim is to increase the potential of MED Smart cities
in:
 Organizing and developing Smart and Green
Supporters:
e-Procurement processes
 With a focus on renewable energy sources and
energy efficient solutions
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OBJECTIVES
The development of an advanced green transnational
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procurement system will empower the cooperation
between:
the MED
Supporters: public administrations and
SMEs involved in adopting innovative solutions in
the energy sector
while enabling them to:
better meet their carbon reduction commitments
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by 2020
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THE MAIN PROJECT OUTPUTS
 Organizers:
Online supply management system for green
procurement processes
 A method for sharing knowledge amongst partners
and stakeholders
Supporters:
 A database architecture
 An intelligent energy demand/supply matching system
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THE OBJECTIVE OF GRASP IN THE LONG TERM
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The CHANGE in procurement policies and integrated
Energy Plans:
 Supporters: POSITIVE IMPACTS on social needs
WILL HAVE
 and a GREENER and MORE SUSTAINABLE environment
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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT
 Increase in Knowledge and EU regulation
 Organizers:
Useful training material to raise capacity building
Bilateral meetings will deal with SMART CITIES,
representing a very inclusive theme referring to:
Supporters:
 Energy
 Mobility
 Information and communications technologies (ICT)
 Environment
 Social issues …
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GRASP PROJECT
GRASP will create a transnational Mediterranean
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Network
in e-procurement to support the Renewable
Energy and Energy-Efficiency sectors
Supporters:
 Entities of the GRASP MED Community can participate in
the project activities
If you are interested in the promotion of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy Solutions you can take PROJECT
advantage of
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this opportunity to be part of the GRASP MED Community
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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION,
Supporters:
Victoria Rubio
vrubio@camaracastellon.com
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