AWARDS 2018: THE JURY HAS VOTED!
Meet the finalists of the Innovation in Politics Awards 2018 Dear friends and supporters, We are glad to announce the 80 finalists in 8 categories for the Innovation in Politics Awards 2018 – chosen by the

THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO DECIDE – AND HOW TO ORGANISE IT
Some of the most successful initiatives in citizens’ participation in Europe provided insights into their work at this year’s European Forum Alpbach in Tyrol The right of citizens to decide – and how to organise

SWITZERLAND AND BELGIUM JOIN THE INNOVATION IN POLITICS NETWORK
Daniel Heller and Stephen Bouchier join as country representatives Stephen Boucher – Belgium/ Benelux Stephen Boucher is the founder and CEO of dreamocracy, a think and do tank dedicated to mobilising collective intelligence for the
CITIZENS DON’T BITE
Session on participation at European Forum Alpbach on 26 August – reserve your ticket here European Forum Alpbach 2018 and The Innovation in Politics Institute present Session: “Citizens don’t bite”.Insights and learnings from successful political
NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Project Submission open until 23 July 2018 Awards Submissions – Extended deadline to July 23, 2018 Due to numerous requests from project owners throughout Europe, we have decided to extend the timeframe for project submissions

Meeting of NOW Mayors’ Network on Chios
15 Mayors and municipality experts of the NOW Mayors’ Network from Austria, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan met for three days on the Greek Island of Chios to share experiences, ideas

EUROPE’S LEADING INNOVATORS
Meet the winners and finalists of the Innovation in Politics Awards 2019 – and have a look at our gala event at the Tipi am Kanzleramt

NEW REPRESENTATION IN IRELAND
Fidelma Joyce joins the Innovation in Politics Institute Network as country representative Fidelma Joyce brings 20 years of experience of working in communications, public affairs, and European affairs to the Innovation in Politics Awards. She

NEW REPRESENTATION IN LITHUANIA
DALIA BANKAUSKAITĖ joins the Innovation in Politics Institute Network as country representative We are happy to welcome the Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis (VIPA) as one of our new partners. Dalia Bankauskaitė is a Media Program Director
MEET THE WINNERS OF THE INNOVATION IN POLITICS AWARDS 2017
We are proud to introduce the Winners of this years Awards Category: CIVILISATION Project: Breaking Segregation – The Nyköping Model Project lead: Veronica Andersson, former president of the Children and Youth Committee in the Municipality of Nyköping

Mayors and experts on municipal level visit projects in the city of Vienna
In connection with the 5th NOW Conference in Vienna the City Councillor Jürgen Czernohorszky and Act.Now organised a field exposure for the NOW Working Group of mayors and their accompanying experts to initiatives and projects of the City of Vienna.

SHAPING THE FUTURE – Social Cohesion in our Cities
The 5th NOW Conference addressed social cohesion on communal levels, with a special emphasis on children and young people, using a human and children’s rights based approach.