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1 What are “innovations” in government? Searching for the meanings and public values Doctoral student, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University Mao Wang, Doctoral student, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University

2 Hard to define “governmental innovation ” Theory applies to practice Practice reflects to theory (government innovation awards) theory practice apply reflect

3 Definition (Osborne, 1998) Newness; Invention, adoption or implementation; both a process and an outcome; change or discontinuity. Types (Windrum, 2008) service innovation, service delivery innovation, administrative and organizational innovation, conceptual innovation, policy innovation, and systemic innovation

4 Mainly based on “Global Public Innovation Network” (Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Est. at Harvard Kennedy School in 2002) Selection criteria single-country government innovation award Language Add three countries’ governmental awards with innovation dimension (Australia, Canada, Taiwan).

5 countryprogram Start year USAInnovations in American Government Awards 1985 PhilippinesGaling Pook Awards1993 BrazilPublic Management and Citizenship Award1996 AustraliaNational Awards for Local Government1997 South AfricaImpumelelo Innovation Awards1999 ChinaLocal Government Innovation Award2000 CanadaPublic Service Award of Excellence2001 TaiwanGovernment Service Quality Award2008

6 Table 2 Domains and Criteria in the Government Innovation Awards domain criteria USA PHLBRAAUSZAFCHNCANTWNtotal solution novelty ● ● ●●●●●● 8 transferability ● ● ●●●●●● 8 sustainability ● ●●●● 5 goal effectiveness ● ● ●●●●● 7 problem significance ● ● ● 3 participation ● ● ● 3

7 Solution and goal domains triumphed, and problem domain missed Do the thing right vs. Do the right thing Transferability and sustainability really matter? Public policy studies vs. Governmental innovation studies Strong outcome-oriented innovation, weak process-oriented innovation Waiting for hero vs. Make someone to be hero

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