Publications

Governments around the world are experimenting with various ways to make future-oriented and value-driven decisions and it is most visible on the city level. Cities are one of the most dynamic and important administrative units today. They have a significant role to play in most of the complex challenges the world is facing from democratic crisis to climate change, aging, migration, digital transformation and peer-to-peer production.

Governments require a systemic approach to public sector innovation to develop and deliver novel solutions that meet the existing and emergent needs of citizens. This report looks at the experience and context of the Public Service of Canada, where significant emphasis has been placed on innovation, and proposes a new public sector innovation system model to assist Canada and other countries.

The OECD and the European Commission supported a series of studies to better understand the innovation process. This study covers the diffusion and learning process of public sector innovation.

Blockchain technology evolved from a niche subject to the hottest tech disruption buzzword, but there is still a lot of confusion about the subject. Without a clear understanding of what Blockchains are, their potential public sector potential impact is sometimes misunderstood or, more often, ignored. The guide discusses how Blockchain may (and may not) apply to government.

The OECD and the European Commission supported a series of studies to better understand the innovation process. This paper focuses on measuring public sector innovation, arguing that while measurement and evaluation should be mutually reinforcing, they should not be seen as interchangeable entities.

This report explores how governments are upskilling and investing in people in innovative ways. The report is part of the 2020 Trends Report series, an annual trends report developed by the OECD-OPSI and the UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI).

The annual trends report by the OECD-OPSI and the UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI) identified three key trends in public innovation: identify, systems approaches and enablers and inclusiveness to vulnerable populations.

The OECD and the European Commission supported a series of studies to better understand the innovation process. This study covers the project implementation stage of the innovation process.

The OECD and the European Commission supported a series of studies to better understand the innovation process. This document is a practical resource and provides an exploration of what is involved in turning ideas into actionable proposals and business cases.

Complexity is a core feature of most policy issues today and in this context traditional analytical tools and problem-solving methods no longer work. This report explores how systems approaches can be used in the public sector to solve complex or “wicked” problems . The report discusses the need for systems thinking in the public sector; identifies tactics that can be employed by government agencies to work towards systems change; and provides an in-depth examination of how systems…