Promotion of innovative practices

Promotion of innovation and use of new approaches in public administration are encouraged by government

Review of the key government work planning and PAR planning documents to identify whether public sector innovation is acknowledged / encouraged as a concept and promoted as one of the essential objectives of PAR. It is not sufficient to highlight public sector innovation as a general concept in the introduction or other overview chapters of analysed documents. For the criterion to be fulfilled, the document must include substantive sections or chapters dealing with public sector innovation and include specific objective(s) and relevant measures and/or activities that promote innovation across public administration.

Innovation in public administration is promoted through special events, competitions, awards

Review of cases submitted by national administration to identify whether a central government function organises special events, competitions or awards that promote and reward innovation in public sector, either at the organisational or individual levels. Points are allocated based on the number of examples that the national administration provides to SIGMA as examples that innovation is promoted in public administration: • Two or more examples are provided = 2 points • One example is provided = 1 point

Good practices on innovative approaches are shared throughout the public administration

Review of materials produced by the central government function responsible for promoting innovation to collate and disseminate good practices of innovative approaches.

Awareness of civil servants that good practices and/or innovative approaches are encouraged throughout the public administration

Analysis of survey responses from a sample of public servants to the following question or statement that shows perception of promotion of innovation in public administration: “My organisation continually encourages me to look for new ways of improving the way things work.” Answer options are: Strongly disagree, Tend to disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Tend to agree, Strongly agree, Do not know, Prefer not to answer. Points are allocated based on the percentage of respondents that replied “Tend to agree” and “Strongly agree” to the survey question (x): • x < 10% = 0 points. • 10% ≤ x < 90% = linear function. • x ≥ 90% = 1 point.

Awareness of civil servants that good practices and/or innovative approaches are shared throughout the public administration

Analysis of survey responses by a sample of public servants to the following question or statement that shows perception of sharing information about innovative practices in public administration: “Innovative, new practices introduced by colleagues in other departments and institutions are shared across public administration.” Answer options are: Strongly disagree, Tend to disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Tend to agree, Strongly agree, Do not know, Prefer not to answer. Points are allocated based on the percentage of respondents who replied “Tend to agree” and “Strongly agree” to the survey question(x): • x < 10% = 0 points. • 10% ≤ x < 90% = linear function. • x ≥ 90% = 1 point.