The Innovation in Politics Institute
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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Coping with the Crisis
The coronavirus crisis poses major challenges for everyone. We have joined forces with Act.Now to make the best practices for coping with the crisis available to politics and society.

There is a need, but…
In this blog of the series « The Evolution of Polis » we talk about our learnings after meeting with political professionals from across Europe and discussing what it takes to transform political training and development.

Bringing up The Innovation in Politics Awards 2020
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.

How we want to innovate training and development in the political sphere
Building innovative solutions that meet the needs of political professionals and democracy in the 21st century.

Job: Office Manager
We are growing and are about to launch exciting new projects. To keep our organisation in line with growth, we are looking for an experienced person to start asap.

We Drive Local Action Because We Feel That We Can Do Something
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.
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Be Open, be Tolerant, be European: Our Cities as Agents of Change
From fostering social cohesion to coping with the coronavirus pandemic: it is often cities which are the driving force for innovation. In this episode we take a closer look at cities as natural agents of change.

4 THINGS POLITICIANS NEED TO CONSIDER FOR THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF DEMOCRACY
It is widely agreed that digitalisation efforts should be on top of decision-makers’ agendas. To act as trusted political leaders in a democracy in the digital age, politicians and political staff at all levels need to be open to technology and to adapt to new developments.

Online Demo Day: First Political Start-up Incubator approaches the finish line
On 29 October, the participants of the first Political Startup Incubator will celebrate its successful run with a keynote speech on the democratic change in Guinea by the political leader Cellou Diallo.

8 CHOSES QUE J’AI APPRISES SUR L’INNOVATION POLITIQUE
Je reviens tout juste d’une semaine à l’incubateur de start-up politiques de Johannesburg, où j’ai travaillé avec des partis d’opposition d’Afrique subsaharienne. J’ai beaucoup appris, et cela m’a fait réfléchir à nouveau sur ce qui est important dans l’innovation politique. Voici 8 choses que j’ai apprises en travaillant avec de nombreuses organisations politiques au cours des dernières années :

LANCEMENT DE L’INCUBATEUR DE START-UP POLITIQUE À JOHANNESBURG
Le 2 mars 2020 a marqué la première semaine de l’incubateur de start-up politiques, une rampe de lancement pour les start-up politiques centristes dans les pays africains.