oecd perspective on social innovation and the public sector

PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION OECD Perspective on Social Innovation and the Public Sector 26 – 27 October 2015, Brussels

Hannah Kitchen, Policy Analyst, OECD Hannah.kitchen@oecd.org

ESF Project 4985

New solutions that work for social and public problems 1. New 2. Implemented 3. Improvements

How we view social and public sector innovation

Some examples

• Radical and incremental • Services and processes • Impact for citizens and government operations

OECD work on public sector innovation

Collecting, sharing and analysing innovative practices

Opening data for social innovation

New teams for innovation: Innovation Labs

Rules and processes (or perceptions?)

• Phantom rules and procedures

• Unwritten rules and conventions

• Unexercised discretion

• Inertia

• Red tape reduction • Rule exemptions • Innovation delivery

teams • Behavioural science • Culture change

“The largest percentage of obstacles were internal to the bureaucracy, encompassing more than 50% of all obstacles…” Sandford Borins, 2014

Human resources supporting innovation

Useful sources

The Innovation Imperative in the Public Sector: Setting an Agenda for Action, 2015 • Provides framework and introductory discussion to key

areas that organisations should consider to support innovation.

The Innovation Imperative in the Public Sector: Making Innovation Work • Early 2016 OECD report on the organisational

architecture that can support public sector innovation. OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation • Look up examples of innovations from other countries,

share your own innovations and discuss with peers.