Strengthening the Innovative Capacity of the Government of Romania

Strengthening the Innovative Capacity of the Government of Romania

This report examines the innovative capacity of the public sector of Romania, exploring opportunities for the public sector to work in new and novel ways to improve outcomes. It assesses the current innovative capacity and suggests paths forward to enhance capacity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009781170506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive Summary
  • Key findings
  • Purpose: What is driving the intent to innovate?
  • Potential: What elements across the public sector system influence whether innovative efforts are attempted?
  • Capacity: What is needed to carry out innovative efforts and integrate them into everyday practice?
  • Impact: How is the impact of innovative efforts understood and informing future practice?
  • Key recommendations
  • Purpose:
  • Potential:
  • Capacity:
  • Impact:
  • 1 Introduction: Overview of innovation in Romania
  • References
  • 2 Innovation in the Romanian Context
  • Understanding Innovation
  • Themes and events shaping innovation in Romania
  • NATO &amp
  • EU Membership: Inclusion &amp
  • spread of international best practices
  • Digital development
  • Public sector reform and strategic agendas: A push for change
  • Trust and accountability at the forefront
  • Actors in the system
  • References
  • 3 Understanding the innovative capacity of Romania's public sector
  • Detailed Findings
  • Purpose for Innovation: What is driving the intent to innovate?
  • Purpose: Individual level
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • b) Purpose: Organisational level
  • Institutional drivers
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Change Drivers
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Purpose: Systems level
  • Political and government agenda
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Global challenges, missions and international standards
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Domestic dynamics and pressures, public value, democratic principles and ethics
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Public Sector Reform Agendas
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Potential for Innovation: What determines whether innovative efforts are attempted?.
  • Potential - Individual level
  • Individual Job Design
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Work environment and perception of work environment
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Potential: Organisational level
  • Leadership decision-making, practice and style
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Institutional settings and positioning
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Potential - Systems level
  • Strategy design approaches
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Political signalling
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Contextual factors and governance dynamics
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Capacity for Innovation: What is needed to carry out innovative efforts and integrate them into everyday practice?
  • Capacity - Individual level
  • Mindsets
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Practical ability
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Continuous learning and iteration
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Diversity
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • b) Capacity - Organisational level
  • Portfolio and diversity of innovation activities
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Portfolio, programme and project management and funding
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Capacity - Systems level
  • Public governance frameworks
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Workforce planning
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Institutionalisation of Innovation
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Ecosystems, partnerships, value chains and connectedness
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Data sharing, data and knowledge management and IT Technology
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Impact of Innovation: How is the impact of innovative efforts understood and informing future practice?
  • Impact: Individual level
  • Individual experience
  • Research findings.
  • Considerations
  • Individual performance approaches
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Knowledge of results and impact
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Impact: Organisational level
  • Organisational performance monitoring and evaluation
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Perceived impact
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Impact - Systems level
  • Performance, evaluation and legitimacy mechanisms
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • System level innovative evaluation capacity
  • Research findings
  • Considerations
  • Summary
  • References
  • Notes
  • 4 Systemic insights
  • Systemic Insights
  • How the systemic insights were identified and validated
  • 1. Innovation is needed to deliver on major ambitions and goals, the status quo will not suffice
  • 2. Leaders need to demonstrate and communicate that innovation is required, and lead the change in public governance frameworks and culture to make it happen
  • 3. While sporadic efforts to improve innovative capacity are ongoing, a holistic approach is required
  • 4. Recruiting and training a diverse workforce will be crucial to changing the current trajectory
  • Skills and capabilities
  • Enhancing the broader workforce management system
  • 5. Capturing knowledge across sectors will expand the range of what's possible in Romania
  • 6. Better data and knowledge of results will help identify opportunities to improve impact, effectiveness and efficiency
  • 7. Digital transformation will require innovative skills, mindsets and approaches
  • References
  • Notes
  • 5 Moving Forward: Insight to action
  • Ambitions goals call for innovation
  • Tensions in the public sector system
  • Systemically improving innovative capacity
  • Annex A. Research design and methodology
  • Research design
  • Methodology: The Innovative Capacity Framework.
  • Assessment methodology
  • Annex B. Participants in interviews and focus groups
  • Annex C. Proposed Action Plan
  • Action Plan Proposal: Building the innovative capacity of the Romanian Government
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Goals of this action plan
  • Unlocking the doors to success
  • From insight to action
  • Taking action to improve the outcomes of the Romanian Government
  • Action 1: Establish governance structure for the implementation of this action plan
  • Action 2: Establish an innovation lab
  • Action 3: Co-create a nationally-endorsed innovation strategy
  • Action 4: Align and build on synergies between innovation and digitalisation agendas
  • Action 5: Establish Innovation Awards
  • Action 6: Hire diverse staff in the public sector to emphasise the importance of diverse competencies in recruitment
  • Action 7: Embed open government principles and approaches in all innovative initiatives and stages of the policy cycle
  • Action 8: Support innovative skills development and capacity building
  • Action 9: incentivise innovative behaviour through performance and talent management
  • Action 10: Use audit to identify opportunities for innovation
  • Action 11: Support increased interministerial co-ordination, strategic planning and prioritisation of initiatives
  • Critical success factors:
  • Implementation of the OECD Declaration on Public Sector Innovation
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes.

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