Innovative Public Partnerships > Shared Services

Thought Leadership Public servants are hacking procurement to drive innovation

New approaches to commissioning are opening government up to startups and sparking fresh ideas

Analysis New York writes new rules to rein in government by algorithm

Evidence-informed policymaking: What’s culture got to do with it?

Thought Leadership Public-private collaboration gets a bad rap — better design can help

Detroit is fighting blight by linking entrepreneurs with vacant commercial properties and providing financial and technical support to help businesses open

Case Study

Detroit is fighting blight by empowering entrepreneurs

Motor City Match has disbursed more than $3 million, mostly to minority-owned businesses

Economic Development Encouraging SMEs & Entrepreneurs Economic Empowerment

Svadha has sold 20,000 units after only 18 months of trading

Case Study

Sanitation brings entrepreneurial training for Bihar’s rural poor

Selling latrines via local entrepreneurs serves to up-skill the workforce

Education Sanitation Shared Services

At Hogeweyk, patients feel as though they are living a normal life

Case Study

Partnership gives Dutch dementia patients an alternative reality

Hogeweyk, the world’s first dementia village, is modelled after Dutch society

Mental Illness Shared Services Ageing population

A waste picker in Curitiba, Brazil

Case Study

Brazil brings its informal waste pickers in from the cold

A new partnership aims to protect their livelihoods while cleaning up streets

Environment Shared Services Entrepreneurship

Policy ideas from other topics

Analysis

International experts love Sweden’s sex-ed. 96% of students don’t

Teachers lack planning support and students lack input into the curriculum

Thomas Prehn’s innovation diary: Bring me problems, not solutions

The head of MindLab on why solving policy issues often comes down to redefining the problem

Sexual health matters — a disability doesn’t change that

Opinion: Routine health checks are still a pain for people with disabilities

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