The Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy

TY - JOUR

T1 - Advancing innovation in the public sector

T2 - Aligning innovation measurement with policy goals

AU - Arundel, Anthony

AU - Bloch, Carter Walter

AU - Ferguson, Barry

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - There is sufficient evidence, drawn from surveys of innovation in the public sector and cognitive testing interviews with public sector managers, to develop a framework for measuring public sector innovation. Although many questions that are covered in the Oslo Manual guidelines for measuring innovation in the private sector can be applied with some modifications to the public sector, public sector innovation surveys need to meet policy needs that require collecting additional types of data. Policy to support public sector innovation requires data on how public sector organizations innovate and how a strategic management approach to innovation can influence the types of innovations that are developed. Both issues require innovations surveys to delve deeply into theinnovation processes and strategies that are used by public sector managers. Implementation of the measurement framework proposed in this paper would open up opportunities for a new, policy-relevant research program on public sector innovation.

AB - There is sufficient evidence, drawn from surveys of innovation in the public sector and cognitive testing interviews with public sector managers, to develop a framework for measuring public sector innovation. Although many questions that are covered in the Oslo Manual guidelines for measuring innovation in the private sector can be applied with some modifications to the public sector, public sector innovation surveys need to meet policy needs that require collecting additional types of data. Policy to support public sector innovation requires data on how public sector organizations innovate and how a strategic management approach to innovation can influence the types of innovations that are developed. Both issues require innovations surveys to delve deeply into theinnovation processes and strategies that are used by public sector managers. Implementation of the measurement framework proposed in this paper would open up opportunities for a new, policy-relevant research program on public sector innovation.

KW - Governance

KW - Innovation measurement

KW - Public sector innovation

KW - Public sector innovation policy

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058687192&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.respol.2018.12.001

DO - 10.1016/j.respol.2018.12.001

M3 - Journal article

VL - 48

SP - 789

EP - 798

JO - Research Policy

JF - Research Policy

SN - 0048-7333

IS - 3

ER -