An article in GovInsider was published on August 19 2025, highlighting the Bhutan Innovation Lab as an ambitious initiative by the Prime Minister’s Office and UNDP, that seeks to equip the civil service with the capabilities needed to solve development challenges.
It explores the lab’s actions in tackling challenges in critical sectors like healthcare and tourism, and how it ties into Bhutan’s goal of achieving 10X economic growth, outlined in the 21st Century Economic Roadmap.
This demonstrates international recognition of the lab, with emphasis on how the BIL is pioneering a bold approach to public service innovation and what sets it apart from other public sector labs around the world.
The GovInsider article, “Bhutan’s PMO-led innovation lab wants to redefine the civil service mindset” by Si Ying Thian can be found here: https://govinsider.asia/intl-en/article/bhutans-pmo-led-innovation-lab-wants-to-redefine-the-civil-service-mindset
