Innovation Trends
About Innovation Trends
Each year, we capture and analyse hundreds of innovations from all around the world and surface key trends in government innovation.
A new world demands new approaches
The unprecedented rate of change is transforming economies, governments and societies in complex and unpredictable ways. This process is fundamentally altering how people live, interact and work, which inevitably affects their relationship with government.
The growing and interconnected ecosystem of citizens and other stakeholders are demanding more of government and expecting better performance. To meet citizen demands and tackle the challenges of today, governments need to understand, test and embed new ways of doing things.
They are integral in creating a path for achieving the goals of tomorrow by building on what has been accomplished and working to tackle emerging challenges. Governments at the edge of innovation are pioneers, using fantastic, novel solutions to harness today’s opportunities for the collective good.
Collaboration to catalyse innovation
OPSI’s work on innovation trends is powered by people working in government around the world. Through annual “open calls” for innovative case studies, public servants globally contribute to uncovering trends by sharing their experiences of working on cutting-edge initiatives in their public sector. This is a collaborative effort.
Through this collaboration, OPSI have surfaced and analysed thousands of innovation initiatives, the best of which are published on OPSI’s Case Study Library.
These efforts shed light on how governments respond to the enormous challenges of today’s complex world and highlight recent trends and examples in public sector innovation.
See the reports
OPSI and the UAE Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI)have published 12 reports over the last several years. Each contain in-depth analysis of the latest trends in public sector innovation, alongside case studies on global best practices as well as tools and resources to help equip public servants to innovate.
2024: Global Trends in Government Innovation: Fostering Human-Centred Public Services
2023: Global Trends in Government Innovation 2023
2021/2022 – A focus on Cross-Border Government Innovation
Achieving Cross-Border Government Innovation
– Report 1: Governing Cross-Border Challenges
– Report 2: Surfacing Insights and Experimenting Across Borders
– Report 3: Delivering and Enabling Impactful Cross-Border Solutions
2020 – A series of five topical reports
Embracing Innovation in Government: Global Trends 2020
– Report 1: Innovative Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis
– Report 2: Seamless Government
– Report 3: Focusing on the Overlooked
– Report 4: Public Provider versus Big Brother
– Report 5: Upskilling and Investing in People
2019 – Embracing Innovation in Government: Global Trends 2019
2018 – Embracing Innovation in Government: Global Trends 2018
2017 – Embracing Innovation in Government: Global Trends 2017
