Title page

Contents

Foreword 6

1. The state of play for measuring innovation in the public sector 7

1. Introduction 8

2. Measurement activities on PSI 13

3. Evidence gaps 29

4. Conclusion 34

References 34

2. Options for measuring public sector innovation 38

1. Introduction 39

2. Needs and purposes for international PSI measurement 39

3. Measuring public sector innovation capacity at different levels 40

4. Options to operationalise international measurement of PSI 42

5. Using the different options in a national context 47

References 47

3. Conclusions 48

Annex A. Definitions 50

Annex B. Summary table of consultations with National Contact Points 56

Annex C. The Innovative Capacity Framework 64

Table 1.1. Overview of the different models to measure PSI and methodological issues 14

Table 1.2. Measurement needs of the Innovative Capacity Framework 31

Table 1.3. Measurement needs of the OPSI Innovation Facets 32

Table 2.1. Options to operationalise international measurement of PSI 43

Table 2.2. Overview of an National Survey 44

Table 2.3. Overview of a survey of national authorities 45

Table 2.4. Advantages and disadvantages of an IB type survey 46

Boxes

Box 1.1. The evolution of OECD work on Measuring Public Sector Innovation 9

Box 1.2. The Innovation Barometer 18

Box 1.3. Capacity Index for Public Innovation Colombia 21

Box 1.4. OECD review of Chile's innovation activities in the public sector 22

Box 1.5. The OPSI Innovation Capacity Framework in use, the case of Romania 24

Annex Tables

Table A B.1. Summary consultation table 57