Public Procurement of Services: A Way to Protect Innovations Finnish Transport Agency Kari Hiltunen P4ITS

To Procure a System or a Service? Kari Hiltunen 2 TMS, Traffic incident management system for TMC TMS, Traffic incident management system for TMC Digitraffic, Real time traffic data for service providers Digitraffic, Real time traffic data for service providers Market product candidate Tailored system Definition process Pre Study of needs Definition of requirements e.g. Design of System 1.Interfaces (input-output) 2.Tasks (put-put) 3.Database 4.Technology 5.Safety and security 6.? 1.Yes 2.Not needed 3.Not needed 4.Not needed 5.Yes 6.Help desk NeededNot needed

Payments Kari Hiltunen 3 TMS, Tailored system TMS, Tailored system Digitraffic, Service Digitraffic, Service TMSPayment typeDigitraffic IncludedInvestmentNot included Keeping up the know how for software updating Monthly payments during the production Depreciation and interest of investment Service production including e.g. metadata updating Help desk TMS, Tailored system TMS, Tailored system

Immaterial property rights Kari Hiltunen 4 Digitraffic, Service Digitraffic, Service TMS, Tailored system TMS, Tailored system TMSDigitraffic ProviderRight to use the knowhow All IPR´s Client (Finnish Transport Agency) Free use and copyright of software Restricted right for own use

Innovator: Do we dare to make a bid? ● The threat is: Our innovation might become public although we would not win the deal. ● The answer may be: The risks are smaller when you sell service: ● The client defines (almost) just the user interface. It´s up to you how you produce the service. ● You can keep the IPR´s to make a successful product Kari Hiltunen 5