Brazil
Paula Schid Mascarenhas
342,405 (2019)
Diego Knnor, Cristian Kuster
Improve internal government operations
Save costs and improve efficiency within the public sector
Simplify administrative procedures for firms and residents
Dedicated innovation team
Human resource support
Engagement with partners
Support from outside city administration
Leadership from Mayor
Pelotas has implemented digital tools to track public processes, including one used by the Project Planning and Control department to monitor the status of projects in relation to deadlines and budget. The software enables the managers of public projects to track each step of the process, and allows the population to track costs. Pelotas is also in the process of creating a public entity that will induce innovation and Smart City activity, plus manage the city’s Technology Park. Pelotas’s innovation strategy focuses on transparency and efficiency for citizens, so they can track public spending and access licensing processes digitally whenever necessary.
Along with 50% of cities surveyed, Pelotas has an explicit innovation strategy. Similar to 24% of cities surveyed, Pelotas approaches innovation capacity in specific policy areas/domains.
Situated within the Mayor’s Office, Pelotas’ dedicated innovation team consists of 30 staff.
Taking risks or testing new ideas
Data-driven analytics/public data management
Engaging residents in new ways
Developing new solutions based on digital technologies
Organizational change within the municipality
Human-centered design
Rethinking your city’s approach to financing partnerships
Like 19% of cities surveyed, Pelotas does not have dedicated funding to support innovation capacity.
Pelotas has no reported sources of funding.
Pelotas does not fund any specific activities.
*"Training staff and building capacity" is not an option in the 2018 survey, while "Launching or sustaining a project" is not an option in the 2020 survey.
Pelotas has developed partnerships to promote innovation capacity with other public agencies, private firms, not-for-profit organizations, and city residents / resident associations.
To improve data use, the city has also developed data partnerships with academia and think tanks to collect and analyze data, as well as with other cities.