Open innovation processes are an important policy tool for government. This gives rise to new processes and forms of knowledge generation that lead to innovation in government. We explore how government engages different stakeholder groups to harness innovation through non-conventional practices.
2019
OPAS
On the OPAS platform of the chair, summaries of scientific as well as student work are published in order to make the results of this work available to an interested, fack-knowledgeable public.
The application of Open Innovation in the public sector
Open data outcomes: Expectations for an open data portal for the City of Konstanz
Professor Dr. Ines Mergel is full Professor of Public Administration - Digital Governance at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz and Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (Class of 2018).
After working at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government as a Doctoral Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow (2002-2008), Professor Mergel worked at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Syracuse University, NY) first as an Assistant Professor (2008-2014) and then as an Associate Professor with tenure (2014-2016).
Professor Mergel is a member of the editorial boards of Government Information Quarterly, Public Management Review, Information Polity, Australian Journal of Public Administration, and Digital Government: Research and Practice.
Professor Mergel is a founding member of the international initiative "Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age", which aims to integrate digital literacy into the teaching and training of administrative staff.