Civil Service Live

Profile: Sune Knudsen

Acting Director of MindLab, Denmark

MindLab is a trans-organisational unit for user-centred innovation, which was established by the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs (www.oem.dk), the Ministry of Taxation (www.skm.dk), and the Ministry of Employment (www.bm.dk) in Denmark. MindLab is a "triple helix" organisation which brings together government, private enterprises, and the research community under one roof.

MindLab is expected to create value for the three ministries by contributing to:

  • More accurate policy development
  • Innovation effectiveness
  • Transformation of the ministries' working culture
  • Knowledge development and sharing
  • Communication of MindLab' efforts