Published: 15 March 2016
Purpose. The research aims at analyzing human resources innovations in civil service, identifying the degree of innovative willingness of the personnel of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Office in the Sverdlovsk region for the introduced innovations. Methods. Empirical methods of the research are sociological expert survey of members of the Selection Committee of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Office in the Sverdlovsk region and also analysis of legal acts regulating human resources modernization and innovative transformation of public bodies. Results. In the course of analysis the personnel innovations have been proposed that can be applied at the Sverdlovsk regional Office or other authorities, the level of personnel willingness to implemented innovations has been identified, certain measures for improving the competitive selection procedures have been forwarded and practical recommendations to the Office for the further development of the level of the personnel innovation potential have been provided. Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty consists in designing and practical use of methodology for assessing and diagnosing the level of civil servants’ willingness to develop and implement human resources innovations, classification of innovations in public administration is proposed.