{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Observatory of Public Sector Innovation","provider_url":"https:\/\/oecd-opsi.org","title":"Where are we now? Latvia\u2019s public sector innovation laboratory - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1JzDYWQzPF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oecd-opsi.org\/blog\/where-are-we-now-latvias-public-sector-innovation-laboratory\/\">Where are we now? Latvia\u2019s public sector innovation laboratory<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/oecd-opsi.org\/blog\/where-are-we-now-latvias-public-sector-innovation-laboratory\/embed\/#?secret=1JzDYWQzPF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Where are we now? Latvia\u2019s public sector innovation laboratory&#8221; &#8212; Observatory of Public Sector Innovation\" data-secret=\"1JzDYWQzPF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/oecd-opsi.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/oecd-opsi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janis.jpg","thumbnail_width":1480,"thumbnail_height":985,"description":"In the past three years, the Latvian State Chancellery\u2019s Innovation Laboratory, with the assistance of the OECD\u2019s Observatory of Public Sector Innovation, has strengthened its efforts to improve public sector innovation in Latvia. As 2026 marks the KPIs and deliverables for improving operational capacity being reached and exceeded, this blog reflects on Latvia&#8217;s recent work and offers a perspective on how to adapt future work to accommodate the increasing demand for strategic design support. \u201cIn..."}