This review was prepared by the Observatory of Public Sector Innovation in the Public Sector Reform Division of the Governance Directorate of the OECD. The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (the Observatory) collects and analyses examples and shared experiences of public sector innovation to provide practical advice to countries on how to make innovation work.
Alex Roberts (Innovation Specialist) developed the review with contributions from Piret Tõnurist (Innovation Specialist) under the co-ordination of Marco Daglio (Head of the Observatory) and Edwin Lau (Head of Division, Public Sector Reform). The work also involved contributions from members (past and present) of the Observatory including Jamie Berryhill, Theó Bourgery, Cezary Gesikowski, Angela Hanson, Matt Kerlogue, Kevin Richman and Daniel Tostado. Daniel Gerson (Public Employment and Management, Reform of the Public Sector) also contributed to the review. Special thanks go to Liv Gaunt and Raquel Paramo for their help with the preparation of the final publication.
National peer reviewers from Australia and the United Kingdom provided invaluable contributions and helped to orientate the review. The peer reviewer for Australia was David Hazlehurst (then A/g Secretary, Department of Industry and Innovation); the peer reviewer for the United Kingdom was Liz McKeown (then Chief Economist and Deputy Director for Analysis and Insight, Cabinet Office).
The review team also wishes to acknowledge the contributions provided by numerous Canadian stakeholders from the public sector and elsewhere, through interviews, discussions, workshops, focus groups and correspondence.
The review team thanks Global Affairs Canada for their support for this review, and for their interest in developing resources that can support countries around the world in navigating their own innovation journeys.
Finally, this review would not have been possible without the commitment, support and curiosity of the Impact and Innovation Unit at the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada. By providing a platform and support for this inaugural review, they enabled the review team to explore the unknown. Particular thanks are owed to Rodney Ghali (Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet), Chad Hartnell (Director of Operations) and Saskia Jarvis (Senior Advisor) for their insights and support during the review and its exploration of the Canadian public sector innovation system