Abstract
The subject of the article is an analysis of public-private partnership as an instrument affecting the development of innovation in the public sector. The analysis was based on two PPP projects implemented in the health care sector in Poland and it was preceded by a discussion of the concept of innovation and PPP. The article focuses on the analysis of PPP elements that may have an indirect or direct impact on stimulating innovation in the area of public sector activities. As a result of the analysis, it should be clearly stated that PPP should be inherently associated with perceiving innovation as a process of changes aimed at increasing efficiency. The use of PPP by the public sector may, among other things, enable wider access to a specific public service for the general public, improve the quality of services provided, or increase access to know-how in the area of modern technological solutions. It seems that there will be a gradual shift in the public sector’s perception of PPP, from a mere instrument enabling the implementation of public tasks to an instrument enabling changes in the public management model. This, in turn, should lead to a change in the entire public administration, so that it will be better equipped to face the challenges of modern times, and this certainly will not be possible without the innovativeness of the actions undertaken and the solutions applied.
Highlights
As a result of cooperation, the public sector gets the opportunity to improve business processes related to the provision of public services thanks to the support and knowledge of managers in the private sector, which in turn may affect the volume of costs incurred in specific tasks, the reduction of which will affect the fees borne by the public in connection with access to public services
There is no clear evidence or research into the impact of private partnership (PPP) on innovation in the public sector, which is why the essence and main elements characterizing PPP were analyzed using the example of two pilot projects implemented in the health sector
It can be clearly stated that perceiving innovation as a process of changes aimed at increasing efficiency should be inherently associated with PPP
Summary
Innovation is the subject of analysis of many scientific disciplines that define this concept in various ways [9, 13]. Innovations can be treated as an instrument enabling the introduction of something new to the market, meaning that has not existed before or has been used in a different way It can be either a new product, new technology, a new process organization or a new idea. It is true that the literature on the subject indicates that such an interpretation of innovation may lead to the occurrence of imitations, counterfeits of things, processes and technologies already existing on the market [28] It seems, that focus on innovation will generally lead to development; yet, illegal actions on part of some entrepreneurs cannot be ruled out [10]. For the purpose of this study, the concept of innovation will be understood quite broadly, as individual actions and as a certain organized process of actions aimed at improving the functioning of the organization
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