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Are Lead Markets going anywhere?

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Spurred by the seminal report of Esko Aho, in 2007 the EU set about trying to use its massive public sector spending power to create a coordinated demand for new products. A report on the Lead Market Initiative considers the progress of the policy to date

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Former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho. Image: European Commission

It’s not good enough that a product is better than what went before, it won’t be successful without a receptive market.  And for many public sector purchasers, it’s often easier to keep buying the old product than to opt for a disruptive, innovative one that may require changes in procedures, or shift costs from one budget line to another.

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