The Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Government Innovation, through the “Ibtekr” knowledge platform, launched the “Government Labs” report, as part of the platform’s initiatives aimed at spreading the culture of innovation and sharing innovative government experiences in various fields. The report reviews 10 various innovation laboratories from 9 countries, and focuses on the role of Innovation Labs as a tool to enable innovation in government.

The report focuses on the way government innovation laboratories work, the advantages of operating models, the achievements that can be achieved, and the latest global trends, by reviewing a set of case studies for laboratories around the world. and sustainable.

10 diverse innovation laboratories from 9 countries

The report reviews 10 innovation laboratories from 9 countries, namely Estonia, Belgium, Singapore, Indonesia, Canada, Portugal, Chile, the United States of America and the UAE, and studies them and sheds light on their mechanism of work with the aim of enhancing the sharing of ideas and experiences and continuing the continuous development processes in various fields. Innovation to improve policies and services based on entrepreneurship, promote solutions, and design more efficient and flexible business models to develop the innovative capabilities of governments.

The report highlights the “Accelerate Estonia” laboratory, which focuses on developing new markets with the support of the government, creating a suitable environment and exploring new opportunities for the private sector. reach the best results.

The report also reviews the mechanism of work of the “Innovation in Government Services Department in Singapore” laboratory, which combines the principles of design thinking, behavioral insights, organizational development, business process re-engineering, data analysis and scenario planning.

The report also deals with the Pulse Laboratory in Jakarta (Indonesia), whose experience is based on strengthening partnerships, developing innovative ways and methods of work, and supporting the implementation of policies and legislation through analysis of big data and artificial intelligence to achieve development. Data-based innovations and the development, design and testing of policies that are in the interest of community members based on scientific thinking.

The report deals with the “X in Portugal” laboratory, which focuses on simplifying government processes by enhancing the participation of community members to improve procedures and make them more useful and effective. Health, energy and other issues.

The report also reviews the work system of the “Office of the Chief Technology Officer in New York City” and its role in employing innovation in order to prepare for the future in order to achieve the societal interest. In addition to creating projects that policymakers, legislators and regulators around the world can adopt and implement.

The report reviews the “City Builders in the UAE” initiative, which is considered the largest example of successful cooperation between government agencies in Dubai to upgrade and improve government services, and allow staff teams to think outside the box to find the best solutions to various challenges through continuous workshops based on the application of the creative design methodology. .

The Policy Brief provides an overview of the contributing factors to building successful clusters & the critical role they can play in driving innovation on a national and/or regional level. 

The pandemic has shown the extent to which existing mechanisms for coordination & interaction amongst innovation actors helped navigate the economic crisis that ensued. The UAE has an opportunity to strengthen these mechanisms by redefining clusters and ensuring they are at the core of the UAE’s innovation ecosystem.  In practice, this entails a shift away from equating ‘clusters’ to ‘free-zones’ and ‘business parks’. The UAE should adopt an understanding & approach to ‘clusters’ aligned with international standards, which aims to facilitate interactions between government, academia & the private sector.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI) and the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) have worked in partnership to develop The policy brief “Clusters as Drivers of the Innovation Ecosystem: Policy directions for re-designing clusters in the UAE” to help identify ways to improve the structure of clusters across the nation in order for them to play a greater role in fostering cross-sectoral innovation. To read more published here on ibtekr platform (insert link).

The Edge of Government innovation experience challenges visitors to think in new and often counter-intuitive ways about how to solve the most pressing public challenges of our time. The main purpose of the exhibits is to inform, trigger new thinking through an interactive experience, and most importantly inspire visitors to connect with the innovators behind the case studies showcased.

In today’s world of rapid change and technological advancement, government innovation is more important than ever! By embracing experimentation and non-obvious solutions, we develop new ways to impact citizens’ lives and change our world for the better.