Improving democratic politics is our mission: The Innovation in Politics Institute identifies, develops and applies innovations in politics and facilitates best practice exchange across borders and party lines.
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We curate exemplary political work that successfully tackles today’s most pressing issues, from education to economy, from ecology to human rights, from democracy to coping with Covid-19. This platform is a hub of tried and tested best practices in politics.
The coronavirus crisis poses major challenges for everyone. We collect, document and provide innovative practices in dealing with the crisis across Europe and at all political levels. On this platform we make the best practices available to politics and society.
Edoardo Caroli and Ilario Salvemini are the founders of Turbe Giovanili (Youth Turmoil), a project created by young people for young people with a passion for politics.
The Corona pandemic has pushed the boundaries of public dialogue and action around mental health, physical safety and social inclusion.
We are an international team of passionate people who are willing to break new ground. Join us and discover how much is possible!
The Map of Repairs is an innovative online tool, created to allow taxpayers to monitor the implementation of repair works throughout Ukraine, which are paid for with allocated national budget funds.
RemiHub proves that successful cooperation between research, public and private companies and politics is not only possible, but can be extremely innovative
In this blog we will introduce you to three methods that can be applied in the first three steps of the human-centred policy-delivery process we developed. Also, we will introduce you to real-life examples in which these selected tools were already applied in the public sector.
Young people make crucial contributions to our communities and are empowered by participating, evolve their ideas of citizenship, enhance personal development and active involvement in society.
In this blog, we will provide you with a coherent process on how to systematically integrate citizens in policy-making and -delivery.
Urban gardens provide communities with a host of incredible opportunities. They literally offer the grounds to sustainably grow nourishing greenery, as well as contribute to community health as spaces to develop meaningful friendships, educational initiatives and inspiring “food for thought”.
“The Innovation in Politics Awards are an invitation to define together what great politics is all about in the 21st century. As an independent non-partisan European organisation, we believe the time has come to reinvent the way politics works in Spain and all across Europe”, says Leal.
With their circular building project Super Circular Estate, the Dutch city of Kerkrade won the 2020 Innovation in Politics Award in the category Ecology.
Climate change remains the most pressing global challenge.
With our Innovation in Politics Awards, we recognise courageous political projects which break new ground and deserve international acknowledgement and replication. In order for you to make the most of your application, we have created a guide for submitting your project with ease.
With her project Covid-19 Support for Gdynia’s Entrepreneurs, Katarzyna Gruszecka-Spychała and her team won The Innovation in Politics Award 2020 in the category Economy. We spoke to her two months after the Awards to learn more about her project and how her city has changed in the pandemic.
With the ACT NOW Youth Network, The Innovation in Politics Institute is creating a platform for empowering young people to be changemakers in their communities.
2020 challenged us to find solutions for problems we did not know existed. The Innovation in Politics Awards proved that global crises could not curb the innovative spirit of politicians across Europe. We only had to find a way to make it visible.
The ACT NOW Mayors’ Network has started a new process to bring like-minded local leaders together so that words are turned into tangible action by finding innovative local solutions to global problems and supporting their implementation at the local level.
