This study was prepared by the Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) in the Public Sector Reform Division of the Public Governance Directorate of the OECD, under the leadership of Marcos Bonturi. OPSI collects and analyses examples and shared experiences of public sector innovation to provide practical advice to countries on how to strengthen their ability to use innovation to achieve the common good.
Alex Roberts, Innovation Specialist, developed the report under the co-ordination of Marco Daglio, Acting Head of Division. The study involved contributions from Jamie Berryhill, Kévin Kok Heang, Kevin Richman, Piret Tõnurist, Daniel Tostado and Supriya Trivedi. Daniel Acquah, Evidence Informed Policy Making, Reform of the Public Sector, Daniel Gerson and Cristina Mendes, Public Employment and Management, Budgeting and Public Expenditure Division, also contributed to the study. Alessandra Fontana provided additional support with background research. Special thanks go to Liv Gaunt for editorial assistance.
National peers, Victoria Carlan, then Lead for Impact Measurement, Impact and Innovation Unit, Privy Council Office, from Canada, and Pierre Schoonraad, Centre for Public Service Innovation, from South Africa, provided important insights that helped to shape the study and identify the most promising areas of intervention.
The study was informed by the inputs, reflections and contributions of numerous Brazilian stakeholders, obtained through interviews, discussions, workshops and correspondence.
This study was only possible because of the commitment and support of the Ministry of Economy (Ministério da Economia), the National School of Public Administration (Escola Nacional de Administração Pública, ENAP), the Federal Court of Accounts (Tribunal de Contas da União, TCU) and the Federal Justice Council. Special thanks go to Guilherme Alberto Almeida de Almeida (Director of Innovation and Public Management at the National School of Public Administration) and Joelson Vellozo Junior (Director of User Experience at the National Secretary of Digital Government) for their time, insights and explanations of all things Brazil. Additional thanks go to Luanna Sant Anna-Roncaratti (General Co-ordinator of User Experience at the National Secretary of Digital Government) and Manuel Ruas Pereira Coelho Bonduki (Innovation Project Manager at GNova) for their assistance with the project.