(28.01.09) Det var den danske Forsknings- og innovasjonsstyrelsen som tok initiativ til tiltaket i fjor. Fra norsk side er Forskningsrådet og Innovasjon Norge med fra policy-siden, mens SSB og NIFU STEP representerer statistikkmiljøene.

På samme måte som OECDs "Oslo-manual" definerer det metodiske for innsamling av statistikk om innovasjon i privat sektor, er målet et eget dokument som kan legge grunnlaget for innsamling av data om innovasjon i offentlige institusjoner.

Per Koch i Forskningsrådet kan kontaktes for mer informasjon.

Her er en pressemelding om saken:

New Initiative to Measure Public Sector Innovation

Successful promotion of innovation in the public sector requires statistical data that identifies the key drivers and barriers to innovation in public sector institutions. The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has initiated a Nordic project, Copenhagen Manual that will develop a framework for measuring public sector innovation in much the same way as is currently done for the business sector. The project will hold its first expert meeting on January 28 & 29 in Copenhagen.

The public sector has traditionally been perceived as bureaucratic and resistant to change. However, there is now a growing recognition of the great potential for innovation in the public sector, and many examples in Nordic countries and elsewhere indicating that many public institutions are in fact innovative. What is also very clear is that public sector innovation will be a crucial factor in meeting the challenges of globalisation and demographic changes, and at the same time sustaining high levels of public service to citizens and businesses.

However, efforts to better understand and to promote public sector innovation (PI) are greatly hindered by a lack of data: there exists little systematic knowledge on the innovativeness of public institutions, on how they innovate, and on key obstacles and drivers. The project, Measuring Public Innovation in the Nordic Countries (“Copenhagen Manual”), seeks to remedy this by developing guidelines for data collection and the development of indicators that provide much needed inputs to analyze and promote PI. Project participants include Nordic institutions with expertise in innovation research and analysis, innovation measurement and innovation policy:

 DAMVAD (Project Lead)

• Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Analysis (CFA)
• Statistics Denmark
• NIFU-STEP
• Statistics Norway
• Statistics Finland
• Statistics Sweden
• RANNIS

Indicators developed in this project can be used both to form a better understanding and to design policy measures for public sector innovation within a broad range of areas of current policy interest, such as user-driven innovation, creating an innovative or entrepreneurial culture, public-private interaction, the development of new IT-based solutions, and employee-driven innovation.

The project is initiated by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation and is supported by a number of funding and policy making agencies in the Nordic countries: Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, Norwegian Research Council, Innovation Norway, the Finnish Ministry for Enterprise and Employment, VINNOVA, and Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR).

An ambition of the project is that the guidelines developed in this project are implemented on a broader international basis and are eventually taken on as an OECD/Eurostat manual. Towards this, the Nordic team will be working closely with the OECD, Eurostat and key actors in other countries.

Additional information:

Carter Bloch, DAMVAD (project manager),

Tel.:  +45 2695 3986; Email: carter@damvad.dk