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How to Strengthen, Recognise and Promote Innovation in the Public Sector
3rd Annual Conference on Innovation in the Public Sector
Reykjavík, Iceland - 24 January 2014 Prof. Dr Marga Pröhl, Director-General
European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht (NL)
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Presentation in two parts
Results of the European Public Sector Award (EPSA 2013)
European Commission’s Expert Group on Powering Innovation in the Public Sector
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The scale of the crisis in the public sector
Continuing pressures on public finances The problem cannot be fixed in one or two years The problem cannot be fixed with painless solutions There are limits to the scope for tax increases,
better tax collection and more borrowing to fund public spending
Citizens’ need for public services in economic crisis/ need to maximise availability of services
Need for legitimacy of government to take tough decisions in crisis
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The EPSA 2013: institutional & co-financing partners
EU Commission
Austria
Denmark
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Switzerland
the City of Maastricht
and the Province of Limburg
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At the end of the EPSA 2013 journey...
25 JanuaryOfficial launch of the
EPSA 2013 withthe EC in Brussels
25 January-12 AprilSubmission of online
applications
Until AprilInformation Days
throughout Europe
July/early SeptemberOnsite visits to
shortlisted projects
19-20 JuneConsensus meeting
25 SeptemberJury meeting:
Final selection (nominees, honourablementions and winners)
13-17 MayOnline evaluation
25-27 NovemberFinal Award Ceremony in
Maastricht (NL)
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The EPSA 2013: overview of general results
In total, 322 European public organisations from 32 different countries registered on the EPSA online system;
230 applications were submitted and 227 were finally eligible;
Applications were received from 26 European countries and 3 from EU institutions;
Among the ‘top submitters’ were countries such as Spain, Poland, Italy, Portugal and Romania;
5 submissions from Iceland: 2 were nominated for the final prizes; one received a Best Practice Certificate.
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Applications by country
EPSA 2013 submissions - Country overview
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The EPSA 2013 scheme
Honourable Mention – Cross-administrative
Honourable Mention – Cross-border
RegionalLevel
Weathering the Storm: Creative Solutions in a Time of Crisis
Europeanand National
Level
Supra-local and Local
Level
Nominees
BPC
Winner
Nominees
BPC
Winner
Nominees
BPC
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Nominees: European and National Level
Winner: The Compass of Transparency Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Department for Public Administration (IT)
GreenEvo – Green Technology Accelerator Ministry of the Environment (PL)
Towards a Paperless Administration Ministry of Finance and Public Administration (ES)
SignWiki Web and Mobile Access to Sign Languages Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (IS)
Risk-Based Trade Control System (TAREKS)
DG Product Safety and Inspection, Ministry of Economy (TR)
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Nominees: Regional Level
Winner: Development of Wellbeing and Civil Safety in Municipalities Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland (FI)
Honourable Mention: Andalusian Health e-Library Virtual Library of the Andalusian Public Health System, Regional Government of Andalusia (ES)
Upper Austrian Winter Sport Week Regional Government of Upper Austria (AT)
Managing Human Public Resources with an Integrated Vision and Looking towards the Future of the Azores
Directorate Modernisation and Financial Management Services (PT) New ICT Model: Generalitat de Catalunya – An innovative Sourcing
Process through Public-Private Collaboration
Government of Catalonia (ES)
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Nominees: Supra-Local and Local Level
Winner: Educational and Promotional Campaign ‘Bielsko-Biała Protects the Climate’ Energy Management Office, City of Bielsko-Biała (PL)
Honourable Mention: The Creation of a New Economic Zone in Southern Luxembourg – Efficient Urban Planning and Social Integration through Cross-municipal, Cross-border and Cross-sectoral Cooperation Municipality of Esch-sur-Alzette (LU)
Reorganisation of Judicial Offices in Italy: the Project of the Monza Court and the Redesign of Voluntary Jurisdiction Monza Court (IT)
Police and Social Media - Reykjavík Metropolitan Police Reykjavík Metropolitan Police (IS)
The Programme of Construction and Exchange of Municipal Flats in Poznań Municipal Housing Authority, Poznán (PL)
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‘EPSA Market Place’ of good solutions
Official opening of the ‘EPSA Market Place’ & networking coffee
Parallel workshops
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EPSA 2013: Key conclusions / trends (1)
Significant evidence of creative responses at all levels of government to the continuing crisis
Active strategies to promote economic growth
Ability to enhance better service and social inclusion
Transparency as a means to promote better governance or the smart deployment of ICT to boost trust in government and improve service delivery, as well as to promote better governance and reduce opportunities for corruption
Importance of stakeholder consultation in the implementation of ICT projects
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EPSA 2013: Key conclusions / trends (2)
Environmentally-friendly economic growth and social inclusion
ICT to enhance trust in government at all levels, improve service delivery, reduce costs and enhance citizens’ experience
Scope for partnerships, mergers and collaborative ventures to improve quality of public services
Potential for centralisation of procurement and service management to reduce costs and promote innovative service delivery solutions
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European Commission: Expert Group on Public Sector Innovation
Powering European Public Sector Innovation: Towards A New Architecture
Report
ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/pdf/PSI_EG.pdf
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The Expert Group’s assignment
“The Expert Group should provide a clear, comprehensive and substantiated analysis of the key issues that hamper public sector innovation. On this basis, it will give clear policy recommendations for action at EU and at national level to foster innovation.”
Challenge: EU under pressure High and entrenched unemployment levels Youth unemployment up to 50 per cent Rising healthcare and social costs Mismatch between citizens’ expectations and public services Slow uptake of new digital models Failure to achieve better outcomes over time Our public governance model is out of balance with 21st century demands
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Challenge: Barriers to innovation
Insufficient enabling of framework conditions, such as access to finance and risk capital, legal barriers, evidence, best practices, incentives, etc.
Lack of strategic innovation leadership and employee engagement in innovation at all levels of government
Limited knowledge of methods and lack of skills and ability to drive effective innovation processes in practice
Insufficient generation and use of data to inform, drive, learn from and measure public sector innovation
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Vision: Towards ‘Co’
Co-design of innovative solutions Collaborative public service models Embracing technology disruptions More experimentation and entrepreneurship We need to discover the next governance model
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Recommendations
An EU innovation governance model Public sector innovation platform chaired by the President of
the EU Commission Three-year innovation mainstreaming programme of all major
EU initiatives Catalyse an innovation movement to build energy and
momentum
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Nine recommendations for action
Leading
innovation
Network innovative
public leaders Right to challenge EU Innovation Lab
Enabling
innovation
Innovation single
contact points EU innovation delivery
teams Accelerator for digital
innovation Public Sector Angel
Fund
Informing
innovation
Dynamic innovation
toolbox European Citizen’s
Scoreboard
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Ambition: A call for action
EUR 5 billion investment over five years if all efforts are fully implemented in EU and MS
Potential productivity gain in range of EUR 50 billion
Better public services and outcomes at a lower cost
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Thank you for your attention!
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