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Innovation: Public Sector

Volume 480: debated on Thursday 16 October 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of recent trends in innovation in the public sector; and if he will make a statement. (227754)

In November DIUS will publish the first annual innovation report which will include examples of public sector innovation from across Government. Work is ongoing to develop better metrics for innovation, including in the public sector and these will be used to assess performance and trends in future reports. In early 2009 the NAO will publish a report on how Government are currently managing public sector innovation with a set of recommendations.