The European Institute of Purchasing Management (EIPM) and the Open Compute Project (OCP) are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to develop and deliver a suite of e-learning courses focused on the procurement of open technologies.
This educational initiative addresses the growing need for procurement professionals to understand and effectively navigate the evolving landscape of open technology ecosystems. The collaboration brings together EIPM’s expertise in procurement education and open technologies with OCP’s leadership in open hardware.
About the Programme
The e-learning suite has been developed under the coordination of Dr Hervé Legenvre from EIPM, whose research specializes in procurement, innovation, and open technology ecosystems. The courses are designed to equip procurement professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully source and manage open technologies.
The courses will be made freely available to the procurement and technology communities, reflecting both organizations’ commitment to knowledge sharing and advancing open innovation practices.
Availability
The complete e-learning suite will be released in October 2025 and will be available from
About EIPM
The European Institute of Purchasing Management (EIPM) is a leading institution dedicated to advancing procurement and supply chain management through skill assessments, education, research, and professional development.
Learn more at: https://eipm.org/
About Open Compute Project
The Open Compute Project (OCP) brings at-scale innovations and hyperscaler best practices to all, spanning technology domains from the data center to the edge, and the technology stack from silicon, to systems, to site facilities and services. The international OCP Community is made up of organizations and people from hyperscale, neocloud, and cloud data center operators, communications providers, colocation providers, diverse enterprises, and technology vendors. With the tenets of openness, impact, efficiency, scale and sustainability, the OCP engages and educates thousands of engineers every year. Across many projects and initiatives the OCP Foundation and Community are meeting the market today and shaping the future.
Learn more at: www.opencompute.org.