Maarten Emons

Innovation programmeat Statistics Netherlands

Content

– Introduction‐ “How to innovate faster?”

– How the programme works‐ Innovation funnel‐ Innovation lab‐ Innovation focus

– Examples of innovation tracks

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Introduction“How to innovate faster?”

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IntroductionDrivers for innovation

Technological challenges•Big Data•Social media

Internal ideas•Empowerment•Synergies

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External pressure•New output channels•Cooperation

How the programme worksInnovation funnel

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The best way of having a good idea is having a lot of ideas

How the programme worksInnovation funnel

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Rough idea•All ideas are welcome!•Anyone from SN•We don’t judge

Central supporting team of 4 people•60 ideas came to us in one year•“Open Coffee”•Easy to access

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How the programme worksInnovation funnel

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Enriched idea•Share your idea•Introductions•Networking

Focus on collaboration with external partners•Universities•Companies

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How the programme worksInnovation funnel

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Find a sponsor•A manager•Strong support management

If no sponsor is found, your idea is still good, but our organisation is not ready yet to adopt it.

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How the programme worksInnovation funnel

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Proposal Proof of Concept•Light management•Limited paperwork•No Prince II

Determine scope, resources and planning with•Initiator, Sponsor, Methodology, IT department

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How the programme worksInnovation funnel

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Proof of Concept•Just do it!•Welcome the unexpected results•Objective is to learn

Our Innovation lab is used a lot!•State-of-the-art equipment • “open” and “secured” IT-environment

•Workshops, brainstorming and work together

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How the programme worksInnovation funnel

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Implementation•So fare 20 successful Proof of Concepts •Winding road to implementation

A sharp Business Case is difficult •Possible impact and return on investment ?•Know in advance problems, hick-ups and difficulties ?

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How the programme worksInnovationlab

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OpenedMay2012

Heerlen

The Hague

How the programme works

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How the programme worksInnovation focus

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New data collection methods

More efficient processes

Dissemination and visualisation

Big Data

IT tools Collaboration

– Twitter streams‐ Dutch Twitter topics‐ Social Media

– Traffic loop data‐ versus GMS data

– Internet as a data source– Smartphone data collection– Scanner data– CAPI using Windows 8 tablets– Satellite photos– Income and expenditure survey– Use of TAX data

Examples of innovation tracks

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Examples of innovation tracksTwitter streams – Dutch Twitter topics

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Based on 12 million posts

•Text mining•a lot of non information

Examples of innovation tracksSocial Media – “Mood of the nation”

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Based on 600 million posts

•Sentiment mining•Strong correlation

Examples of innovation tracksTraffic loop data

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Before and …

After correction

Examples of innovation tracksTraffic loop data versus GSM data

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Examples of innovation tracksInternet as a data source

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Many opportunities

Price statistics

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Examples of innovation tracksSmartphone data collection with GPS

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Start screen

Trip detection

Trip survey

Trip summary

Examples of innovation tracksCAPI using Windows 8 tablets

Used at Bonaire for Income and Expenditure Survey, Health and safety survey

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BLAISE software proofed to be very usefull and compatible!

Examples of innovation tracksSatellite photos

Determine crop estimates–Private party cooperation.

–New (GIS) software and method for interpetation.

–“remote sensing” is not fit for production yet.

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Examples of innovationScannerdata

Used for CPI –supermarkets–travel agencies–car fuel

Future plans–drugstores–liquor stores–consumer electronics–clothing

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Used for price statistics

Examples of innovationIncome and expenditure survey

– Smart mobile bill scanner

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Use of administrative data: e.g. use of TAX data

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Tax data: results–Tax data became core link with business register–Used for short term statistics (turnover)–Trends/developments and levels harmonised–Aim: reduction of administrative burden

Also–More efficient process –Surveys became obsolete

Questions

– Please feel free to ask any question you like.

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