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Co-creation in Local Public Services Delivery Innovation: Slovak Experience.

Authors :
MERIČKOVA, BEÁTA MIKUŠOVA
NEMEC, JURAJ
SVIDRONOVA, MARIA
Source :
Lex Localis: Journal of Local Self-Government; Jul2015, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p521-535, 15p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The new approaches to the delivery of local public services include co-creation. In this paper, we focus on two local public service delivery actors: local governments and civil society. Our objective is to identify different types of co-creation in social innovations and the relevant drivers and barriers that account for the success or failure of co-creation processes at the local government level in Slovakia, focusing on the fields of welfare and the environment. The main findings of our analysis are that co-created innovations are mostly initiated by non-governmental actors, and that most local governments have neutral or even negative attitudes to co-created innovations. We provide a positive case study, in which the local government was open to co-creation, and public services were provided in an alternative way. Our study uses a qualitative approach and is based on original survey data from our own research, conducted mainly within the 'Learning from Innovation in Public Sector Environments' (LIPSE) research project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15815374
Volume :
13
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Lex Localis: Journal of Local Self-Government
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
108503037
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4335/13.3.521-535(2015)