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Better Public Services: Funding Supports
From Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
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From Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
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Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD has announced the projects which will be supported under the Public Service Innovation Fund 2024. The six projects, which have been awarded a total of €500,000, include initiatives from the health, education, local government and voluntary sectors.
The Public Service Innovation Fund 2024 received over 50 applications from Public Service Bodies throughout Ireland which align to the core themes of Government’s Better Public Services transformation strategy – Digital and Innovation at scale, Workforce and Organisation of the Future and Evidence Informed Policy and Services.
The proposed new projects awarded funding include:
• A user-centred, digital-supported project from Dublin City Council (in collaboration with NCAD and the HSE) to transform their Social Housing Maintenance Service.
• The development of a wearable device by Tallaght University Hospital (in collaboration with St. James Hospital) which will be used in the treatment of patients with asthma.
• A digital reporting portal for lifeguards, to be developed by Clare County Council.
• A study by St. Vincent’s Hospital (in collaboration with the HSE and UCD) to examine the feasibility of using an AI-based system to triage and evaluate for heart disease in a community setting.
• An app to be developed by Dublin City University and the Localise Youth Volunteering programme that will provide young people with a place to record volunteering achievements.
• A project to revolutionise maternity care by integrating an innovative risk assessment tool with the National Maternal and Neonatal Clinical Management System.
Since 2019, the Public Service Innovation Fund has provided around €3.5 million in funding support to over 105 projects across Ireland. The Public Service Innovation Fund 2024 is the sixth iteration of the fund and this year’s competition placed a strong focus on cross-organisational digital transformation to advance the vision for a digital Public Service as set out in the Better Public Services transformation strategy.
Thank you to those from across the Public Service who applied for this year’s fund. If you work in the Public Service, you can apply to join the Public Service Innovation Network to stay up to date on future innovation initiatives, including next year's Innovation Fund.
Under the Public Service Innovation Fund 2023 a total of 18 successful projects were selected by a senior evaluation panel to receive funding across four categories – digital transformation, citizen support innovation, innovative design of services and green and sustainability initiatives. Overall, the department awarded €750,000 in supports across all projects.