PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD FOR

PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD FOR THE EU Remarks by Rolf Alter, Director of Public Governance, to the 177 th Meeting of the European Committee of the Regions Bureau 1 September 2017 Co-funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union

INNOVATION IS HAPPENING IN EUROPE § Examples include: § Estonia’s move towards seamless digital services § Denmark’s Ministry of Public Sector Innovation, and the work of the Danish National Centre for Public Sector Innovation § Finland’s Place to Experiment § France’s Public Sector Innovation Strategy § EC’s funding of the OECD’s Observatory of Public Sector Innovation under Horizon 2020 Program § Over 200 innovations in the OECD’s database from EU member countries, with over half of those originating at the regional or local level, including: § Antwerp’s City of Things § Virtual Warsaw § UP Sceaux § Yet more needs to be done: e. g. achieving the SDGs; rebuilding trust in government 2

CITY INNOVATION: SYSTEMS APPROACHES TO CREATING PUBLIC VALUE § Transformative change on the Circular Economy Amsterdam city level Democracy by Lottery Toronto, Vancouver § How to frame public value around complex challenges on the city level? Regional Collaboration (Refugee Acceptance) Gothenburg City of Things (Io. T) Antwerp § Technology push at smart cities, but what value and for whom? § How to have a deliberative process with stakeholders and citizens? § How to use the information in building a future vision of cities? New Urban Mechanic Boston Seoul 50+ Seoul 3

OBSERVATORY OF PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION – UNCOVERING WHAT’S NEXT 4

OBSERVATORY OF PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION – TURNING THE NEW INTO NORMAL Iteration Skills Framework Data literacy Insurgency Storytelling User centricity Curiosity 5

OBSERVATORY OF PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION – PROVIDING TRUSTED ADVICE 6

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES Call for Innovations § Global call for innovations from the public sector to help discover emerging trends and developments § Collaboration with the UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI) for the 2018 World Government Summit § Submissions will be considered for new “Edge of Government Innovation Award” § Deadline for submissions has been OPSI Conference – Innovation in Government: The New Normal § 20 -21 November, Paris § The Conference will be a major opportunity to connect with and learn from public sector innovators from around the world. § Topics to be covered include the future of government, digital transformation, innovation for sustainable development goals, and how cross-sectoral partnerships will be important for the next wave of government innovation. extended until 22 September 7

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