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This programme was developed to address critical strategic challenges in the Criminal Justice Sector in Ireland so as to enhance sectoral leadership and public value. A cross agency collaborative learning and implementation methodology was used. High profile reviews of deep seated cultural and procedural challenges have inspired this programme. The IPA and agencies across the criminal justice system have taken an innovative approach to collaboration, learning and implementation. .
Many years of Australian debate and public division around same sex marriage culminated in a single, nation-wide postal survey. The Australian Bureau of Statistics was given only 99 days to prepare, conduct and release the results of a survey of Australia’s 16 million enrolled voters. An amazing 80% of citizens participated in this voluntary survey, enabled by innovative project management and customer-centric service delivery. The project was delivered for 2/3 of its budget, a $40m saving.
GovTech Poland is a completely new way of bringing innovations to the public sector. We have set out to define new procurement rules, set standards and build bridges between innovators and officials. Organising competitions, workshops, and introducing new digital solutions ourselves, our objective is to make the administration an agile, responsible partner for SME's and startups.
DASA finds and exploits innovations which support the defense and security of the UK to help protect our people against our adversaries, faster and more effectively whilst generating economic value for the UK. We help businesses to grow and become successful. We provide funding and other support, helping people to access end-users, develop and test their products and linking our partners together.
The Open Innovation Team is a new Cabinet Office team created to help departments generate analysis and ideas for priority projects by deepening collaboration with academics. We boost engagement between officials and academics by organizing tailored events and visits, and we get academics involved in research and policy projects by inviting them to work alongside us in Whitehall.
Rede Bem Cuidar (Well Caring Network) is a network of Local Health Units, each acting as a multi-generational social hub. Incorporating a community engagement process that involved local representatives, UBS staff, and community members. The resulting renovations are designed to improve healthcare facilities and services, support employee wellbeing, and create much-needed community space.
The Citizen Calendar is an online cross-cutting app that stands as the single point of information about all major events and interactions with the Public Administration. Through a secure digital authentication of their choice, citizens can view, edit and customize events of interest, such as the payment of benefits, fiscal calendars, health appointments, and so on.
Agenda2030.mx promotes the design of evidence-based policies in a transparent and collaborative manner. Academia, public officials and decision-makers can follow the progress of the indicators measuring the global goals with official data and user friendly visualizations.
Laboratori di Quartiere has set up a stable model to link public resources with citizens, engaging them in proximity policy-making across Bologna’s districts. The objective is to shift from the paradigm of smart city to a collaborative “Augmented City”, requiring citizens to not just collaborate to the co-design of urban spaces instead to become responsible of the ongoing transformation.