Anticipatory Innovation Governance Model in Finland

This report examined how Finland has been incorporating anticipatory functions within its governance system to deal with complex and future challenges in a systemic way. The report applies a new model of anticipatory innovation governance (AIG), developed by the OECD, addressing a considerable gap i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: OECD (-)
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development 2022.
Edition:1st ed
Series:OECD public governance reviews.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704798806719
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive summary
  • Part I Anticipatory innovation governance model
  • 1 Need for a new future-oriented model of governance
  • References
  • Note
  • 2 Anticipatory innovation governance
  • Anticipatory innovation governance mechanisms
  • References
  • 3 Revised model of anticipatory innovation governance
  • Learnings from the Finnish government system
  • Learnings from the conducted pilots
  • Updated anticipatory innovation governance model
  • References
  • Notes
  • Part II Assessment of the Finnish Government system and its ability to anticipate
  • 4 Finland - a country where governance matters
  • References
  • Notes
  • 5 Methodology and purpose of the assessment
  • References
  • 6 Assessment of the Finnish Governance system and its anticipatory capacity
  • Futures and foresight
  • Impact gap
  • Closed process and predictability
  • Section findings and key considerations
  • Public interest and participation
  • User centricity
  • Section findings and key considerations
  • Alternatives exploration
  • Experimentation
  • Innovation
  • Section findings and key considerations
  • Individual and organisational capacities
  • Leadership skills and capacities
  • Individual factors and cognitive biases
  • Tools and methods
  • Section findings and key considerations
  • Budget and resource allocation
  • Phenomenon-based budgeting
  • Section findings and key considerations
  • Policy cycles and continuity of reforms
  • Strategies do not lead to action
  • Section findings and key considerations
  • Co-ordination across government challenges
  • Section findings and key considerations
  • Conclusions of the assessment
  • References
  • Notes
  • Part III Pilot case studies
  • 7 Pilot selection and methodology
  • References
  • 8 Summary findings and comparison of the pilot case studies
  • Continuous learning.
  • Co-ordination challenges
  • Anticipatory information challenges
  • Issues concerning funding of continuous learning
  • Carbon neutrality
  • Child well-being
  • Collaboration between politicians and public officials
  • References
  • Note
  • 9 Towards a model for the anticipatory governance of continuous learning in Finland
  • Scope and steering of the pilot case for Continuous Learning
  • Assessment of the context for continuous learning in Finland
  • Inspiration from international examples
  • Preparing the principles and prototype governance model for the anticipatory governance of the continuous learning system in Finland
  • Understanding the context of continuous learning in Finland
  • Stakeholders responsible for continuous learning in Finland
  • Use of anticipatory approaches to inform continuous learning in Finland
  • Exploratory approaches
  • Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2018)
  • Normative approaches
  • Competitiveness and Well-being from Lifelong Learning, Sitra (2018-2021)
  • Skills anticipation and foresight exercises
  • Objectives for the reform of continuous learning in Finland
  • Gap analysis: Challenges for the implementation of anticipation in the continuous learning reform in Finland
  • Horizontal and vertical governance
  • Perceptions of vertical and horizontal governance among Finnish stakeholders
  • Key AIG mechanisms
  • Networks and partnerships
  • Legitimacy
  • Use of anticipatory information by actors across the continuous learning system
  • Perceptions of anticipatory information among Finnish stakeholders
  • Key AIG mechanisms
  • Sense-making
  • Data and measurement
  • Sustained and co-ordinated financing
  • Financing in Finland
  • Key AIG mechanisms
  • Vested interests and biases
  • Principles for the anticipatory innovation governance of continuous learning in Finland.
  • A prototype anticipatory innovation governance model for continuous learning in Finland
  • A 'bipedal' governance model
  • Dual level governance
  • Skills Policy Council
  • Mandate
  • Participation
  • Leadership and agenda-setting
  • Frequency and length of meetings
  • Role of anticipation
  • Inter-departmental co-ordination group
  • Mandate
  • Participation
  • Leadership and agenda-setting
  • Frequency and length of meetings
  • Role of anticipation
  • Working groups
  • Role of anticipation
  • Future Skills and Labour Market Information Committee
  • Mandate
  • Participation
  • Leadership and agenda setting
  • Frequency and length of meetings
  • Role of anticipation
  • Integrated information resource
  • Participation
  • Leadership and management
  • Role of anticipation
  • Pilot case findings and key considerations
  • References
  • 10 Carbon neutrality and evidence about the future in fiscal and economic policy
  • Purpose and context of the research
  • Uncertainty and complexity in carbon neutral transitions
  • The changing roles of Ministries of Finance
  • Carbon neutrality ambitions in Finland
  • Carbon neutrality goals and Finland's Climate Law
  • Preparation of climate plans: Division of sectoral responsibilities across national ministries
  • Finland's Climate Policy Roundtable
  • Finland's current carbon neutrality strategies, activities and capabilities
  • The medium-term climate change policy plan
  • The long-term climate change policy plan
  • The national adaptation plan
  • Current carbon neutrality strategies: Challenges and uncertainties
  • Uncertainties related to energy imports and geopolitics
  • Need for systematic engagement with uncertainty
  • Uncertainties in adaptation
  • Expert advisory bodies
  • Finnish Climate Change Panel
  • Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.
  • A global view: Existing knowledge and remaining challenges on how to integrate (climate change) uncertainty in fiscal modelling, policy and budgeting
  • Fiscal policy tools
  • Mitigation policies
  • Adaptation policies
  • Models
  • Data and monitoring
  • Budgeting and planning
  • Green budgeting
  • Anticipatory approaches in global peer cases
  • Including climate-related uncertainty in fiscal modelling and administrative structures
  • Including physical and transition risks in modelling practices
  • Organisational capacity for climate risk modelling
  • Including climate-related uncertainty in fiscal policy
  • Towards a new EU fiscal policy?
  • Anticipatory fiscal policy in New Zealand
  • Tracking climate-related expenditure and treatment of uncertainty
  • EU perspective on tracking climate-related expenditure
  • Green budgeting
  • From cost-benefit analysis to risk-opportunity assessments and robust decision-making?
  • Future-oriented decision-making related to carbon neutrality
  • Conclusions from peer cases
  • The Finnish context of green budgeting and fiscal planning and opportunities for incorporating anticipation
  • Clear responsibility and urgency to act
  • Uncertainty and a lack of perception of tangible effects of future climate impacts
  • Accountability for inaction
  • Functional mandates outside of the Ministry of Environment
  • Collaboration and coherence
  • Central co-ordination role within the government
  • Shared knowledge base and better links with the research community
  • Collaboration with industry
  • Expansion of collective road-mapping with additional actors
  • Capacity at individual and institutional level
  • Capacity in the Ministry of Finance
  • Capacity for green budgeting practices that support anticipation
  • Organisational capacity for knowledge exchange with research institutions.
  • Integration of anticipatory practices into the mainstream practices
  • Lack of time for alternatives exploration due to misalignment of the Government Programme and budget development
  • Medium-term strategic planning with a system thinking approach
  • Identifying and addressing emergent issues
  • Cross-sectoral tools for dynamic monitoring and evaluating
  • Spending reviews for dynamic evaluation
  • Rapid cross-sector analysis
  • Pilot case findings and key considerations
  • References
  • Notes
  • 11 Child well-being in Finland's welfare service counties
  • Introduction
  • Child well-being: A uniquely anticipatory domain
  • The changing nature of childhood
  • Changing policy and measurement considerations for childhood
  • Uncertainty and complexity in child well-being policy
  • Existing anticipation for child well-being in Finland
  • National Child Strategy
  • Reform of healthcare, social welfare and rescue services (SOTE reform)
  • Child-oriented budgeting pilot
  • Itla
  • Finland's national foresight system
  • Report to Parliament by the Ombudsman for Children 2022
  • National Social and Healthcare Innovation and Strategy Network
  • Family Centres and One-Stop Guidance Centres
  • International cases
  • Foresight and anticipatory approaches to well-being
  • The Netherlands
  • Whole government approach
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
  • National-local co-ordination
  • Australia
  • Norway
  • Overall findings from international cases
  • Gap analysis
  • Lack of systematic ways of working
  • Implementation difficulties
  • Silos and fragmented knowledge
  • Connection with actors and users
  • Opportunities for action
  • Objectives
  • Stronger sense of companionship
  • Coherent and concerted action
  • Purpose-driven anticipation with a well-being focus
  • Better situation awareness and context
  • Mechanisms.
  • Public interest and participation with sense-making.