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Focus: Public sector, disrupted

Disruptive innovations have revolutionized many industries. They've affected how we entertain ourselves, how we communicate with one other, how we shop, and how we travel. With budgets tightening and little appetite for new taxes, what can the public sector learn from decades of disruptive innovations?

Explore the links below to learn more.

Featured content

Public sector, disrupted: How disruptive innovation can help government achieve more for less
Disruptive innovation offers an alternative path to significantly reduce costs without sacrificing the quality of public service. Read the report or explore the executive summary and case studies below to learn more.

Executive Summary  (PDF)
To get more for less requires doing things differently.

Case studies

Criminal Justice (PDF)
How electronic monitoring is disrupting the criminal justice system.

Defense (PDF)
How Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are disrupting the defense sector.

Higher Education (PDF)
How online learning is disrupting the higher education system.

K-12 Education (PDF)
How a blended learning model is disrupting primary and secondary classrooms.

Intelligence (PDF)
How open source intelligence and advanced analytics are disrupting the Intel sector.

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Forward focus XBC: Creating public value by unleashing the power of cross-boundary collaboration
Find out how the private sector and public sector utilize technologies and networks to spur innovation.

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Get a fresh look at the top ten technology trends that will shape U.S. Federal market.

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Puzzle Big Issues in government: The Innovation State
Explore resources to help state governments become serial innovators.


Play book The innovator's playbook: Nurturing bold ideas in government
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Additional links

Ecosystems for Innovation An interview with U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra
U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra shares his views on the role of technology in enabling innovation.

Deloitte Perspectives blog: Deep diving for innovation
Deloitte's DeepDiveTM helps the Victoria Department of Premier and Cabinet's office in Australia innovate.

Innovation state
Why innovative government doesn't need to be a contradiction.

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