Innovation and
Action Research
Innovation and
Action Research
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE THROUGH INNOVATIVION
SNG fosters innovation in public sector governance using a Challenge Fund and Action Research window. This initiative supports innovation across the three SNG workstreams: planning and budgeting, institutional strengthening, and fiscal space. The Fund provides governments the ‘thinking space’ and risk-free ‘catalytic investments’ to try to tackle complex governance problems and provide innovative solutions that are contextually relevant and have a chance to sustain.
Key steps in SNG’s innovation cycle are:
Joint Issue Identification and Problem Definition
Ensure ownership by involving critical stakeholders in identifying issues and defining problems before they are addressed
Co-creating Solutions With Reform Working Groups
Collaborate with department-led Reform Working Groups, headed by Secretaries, to strengthen ownership and commitment to scale solutions
Monitoring Progress During The Execution of Innovations
Again, led by Reform Working Groups led by department Secretaries, to ensure the full innovation process is understood and ready for adoption by the departments in case of success
Ensuring Adoption And Scale-Up
Provide follow-up support as needed to help create enabling regulatory environment to sustain wider scale up
In Other Appropriate Situations, SNG Supports Action Research
focusing on the burning governance issues to deepen understanding and generate solution options
Saving Funds, Saving Lives
SNG is helping make the health sector public procurement system efficient and transparent through the adoption of an electronic procurement system.
