Public Sector Innovation in Southern Africa: Insights from Zimbabwe and South Africa [Hardcover]

1.?Introduction: Setting the Context for Public Sector Innovation in Africa??2.?Evolving Paradigms of Public Administration: Towards Innovation Public Administration?? 3.?Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives on Electronic Procurement Implementation? 4.?Citizen Sense of Gain and Technology Adoption in Public Administration? 5.?Exploring the Prospects and Hazards of 4IR on the Future of Public Governance? 6.?Exploring the Digital Divide in Rural Communities for ICT Adoption in South Africa? 7.?Transitioning to Innovation for Transformative Change in Zimbabwe? 8.?Institutionalisation of the Innovation Process in Local Government Management in Zimbabwe Focusing on Devolution? 9.?Exploring Smart City Aspirations, Challenges and Opportunities for African Cities? 10.?Unmaking Policy Inconsistencies: Reconfiguring Policy Processes Through Policy Innovation Labs? 11.?Concluding Remarks: Innovating Southern Africas Public Sector for the Future

The book argues that public sector innovation?improves many societal challenges in Southern Africa and demonstrates how innovative practices are addressing governance gaps. These insights will be an?essential resource for development practitioners, policymakers and researchers of public administration, political economy, and African studies.

This timely and thought-provoking book argues that public sector innovation ameliorates many societal challenges in Southern Africa, demonstrating how innovative practices are already improving service delivery and addressing governance gaps.

Bringing together a diverse range of scholars, this books chapters provide insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping innovation in the public sector. The book highlights the emergence of a new public administration paradigm grounded in theory: innovation in public administration. Through theoretical reflections and case studies from Zimbabwe and South Africa, the chapter authors nalS¢