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Created by the Public Governance Directorate

This website was created by the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI), part of the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV).

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- European Commission Collaboration
  Working in partnership with the European Commission, including through its Horizon 2020 programme, to achieve priorities in leading public sector innovation.
- Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector
  Exploring how governments can seize the potential of AI for public sector transformation while mitigating risks and strengthening public trust.
- Innovation Portfolios
  Taking a portfolio approach to innovation using OPSI's Innovation Facets Model.
- Anticipatory Innovation
  Anticipating future changes and developing and testing new approaches with and for governments and partners.
- Cross-Border Government Innovation
  Exploring innovative approaches for government collaboration across national and jurisdictional borders.
- Behavioural Insights
  Researching the use of behavioural science in policy-making, from behavioural drivers and barriers to systematically challenging assumptions and testing new interventions.
- Innovation Declaration
- Innovation Management
- Innovation Trends
- Innovative Capacity
- Mission-Oriented Innovation
- Systems Approaches
- Toolkit Navigator
  Putting innovation theory into practice. A compendium of toolkits for public sector innovation and transformation.
- Case Study Library
  Explore hundreds of public sector case studies from around the world and all levels of government.
- Portfolio Exploration Tool
  A free self-assessment tool to determine your team’s or organisation’s capability to innovate.
- Anticipatory Innovation Resource (AIR)
- Innovation Declaration
- BI Knowledge Hub
  Discover Behavioural Insights (BI) projects and units from around the globe. Add or pre-register your unit or project and uncover key insights into what works.
- Portfolio Exploration Workshop
- COVID-19 Response Tracker
- Publications
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Criteria for acceptance – Open Government

Each innovation submission needs to adhere to the definition of public sector innovation. We use the follow criteria to determine suitability of inclusion on our platform.

We use the following criteria to determine suitability of inclusion on our platform.

The case is relevant to the open government principles
It has a novel approach, either as a concept, or an upgrade based on a predecessing initiative. It is ongoing or has been implemented in practice, and it has shown results that can be verified.
The case study is written in plain English or French
Every section of the case submission form is completed online

The case study is written in plain English or French

Write in English or in French.
Write simply and clearly, avoiding very long sentences.
If you need to use an acronym, write it out in full in the first instance.
Avoid jargon or colloquialisms, as the case study will be read by an international audience or may, one day, need to be translated.

The case study is complete

Please complete every section in the case study submission form.
If a section is difficult to complete because the precise information is not yet available, do not leave it blank. Instead, please provide some preliminary information, indicate expected results or discuss how future results will be apprehended.
Please do not answer sections of the submission form by referring or hyperlinking to information found elsewhere. The case study needs to be read and understood as one complete piece of standalone content. However, there is a specific section where you can link to and/or upload additional relevant materials, if need be.