About this learning event

The Study Visit on innovations in public sector is part of the project “WeLead: EU Scheme for Young Professionals in the Western Balkans”, a four-year multi-beneficiary project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the CEF.

The study visit will be organized in cooperation with the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovations (OPSI). It will feature presentations and discussions on various approaches to innovation within the public sector, including governance challenges and opportunities for innovation in the Western Balkans, how to assess, build and measure innovative capacity, behavioral insights, the application of Artificial Intelligence, and the development of national strategies to foster innovation. The study visit sessions will be held at OECD Headquarters and the Interministerial Directorate for Public Transformation (DITP) France Innovation Lab.

In addition to expert-led sessions, the event will include practical case studies from different countries, including Belgium, France and UK, offering valuable insights into how innovation labs and transformation initiatives are being implemented in the public sector.

Participants will engage in interactive hands-on workshop where they will have an opportunity to design a template for an innovation lab, tailored to their own national contexts, using insights from the presented case studies.

Throughout the event, there will be opportunities for reflection and discussion, helping participants translate the lessons learned into actionable steps for advancing public sector innovation in their own contexts.

Target audience

This study visit is intended for the participants – second generation - of the WeExperience component under WeLead project.

Faculty

• Angela Hanson, Innovation Lead, OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
• Peter VÁGI, Senior Policy Advisor – Public Service and Accountability, OECD/SIGMA
• Piret Tõnurist, Lead of Innovative Capacity Studies, OECD (TBC)
• Joaquin Collao, Policy Analyst and Economist, OECD (TBC)
• Chiara Varazzani, Behavioural Insights Lead, OECD (TBC)
• Toby Baker, Policy Analyst, OECD-OPSI (TBC)
• Louis Jacquart, Deputy, Deputy Head of Department, Innovation and citizen participation service, Interministerial Directorate for Public Transformation (DITP), France (TBC)
• Frédéric Baervoets, Manager Innovation Lab and OECD OPSI National Contact Point for Belgium (TBC)
• Bruno Monteiro, Lead Policy Analyst, OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
• Art Alishani, PhD Researcher at the University of Tartu, Estonia
• Joseph Torjussen, Head of Innovation | Civil Service Strategy Unit (CSSU), UK Cabinet Office

Partners

This event is delivered as part of the EU-funded multi-beneficiary project “EU Scheme for Young Professionals in the Western Balkans” (WeLead) implemented by the CEF.