This non-profit organisation creates rural jobs by increasing the number of olive trees in production.
Programme: The Innovation in Politics Awards
Youth Participatory Budgeting in Rybnik
Youth Participatory Budgeting aims to support the development of ideas, engage students in selecting the most appropriate initiatives, and help young people learn how to make collective decisions in their school communities.
Building Hope: Lenartov’s Journey to Inclusive Living
This transformative housing project in Lenartov shifts marginalised Roma families from poverty to self-sufficiency, sparking a profound cultural shift.
Presenting TrollWall: The Digital Shield Against Online Hate
TrollWall is a pioneering force in digital discourse, utilising an advanced AI-driven network to solve the issue of online hate and toxic comments on social media platforms.
Beatriz Galindo Center for Homeless Women Victims of Violence
The Beatriz Galindo Centre incorporates the gender perspective into the municipal network of homeless care resources by addressing the specific needs of homeless women.
Zero-Waste Education in Rybnik
Fifty trainee chefs use surplus food from food stores to cook three-course meals for those in need, preventing food waste while feeding the hungry.
Easy Government
Easy Government invites people with disabilities and socially vulnerable people to redesign legal and administrative texts, using easy reading, to create simpler communication materials for all audiences.
Condominium E-Voting – Successful E-Democracy
Condominium E-Voting allows residents to communicate their housing issues in a quick, easy, and safe manner, enhancing their engagement in the decision-making process and improving the efficiency of services.
Preserving Kyiv’s Culture through Virtual Heritage
Kyiv’s Digital Tourism and Cultural Hub provides online audio-guided 3D tours of monuments, buildings, and museums to both preserve and promote Ukraine’s rich cultural heritage.
Life Mentorship Programme
The Life Mentorship Programme sees socially excluded people paired with mentors for a year, to help them reintegrate into normal life.
DEC112 – Digital Emergency Communication 112
In 2019, DEC112 was launched to provide an alternative to speech-based emergency communication by implementing a text-based service.
Advancing Low-Carbon Mobility in Cascais
This initiative stands out for its holistic approach to integrating sustainable mobility, climate resilience, and community-driven innovation as Cascais transitions to carbon neutrality.
Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
The Welsh Government’s basic income pilot tests how a limited period of basic income payments helps support care leavers in Wales to transition from care into adulthood.
Buzzwatch – Safeguarding Our Bees
The Buzzwatch project determines the quantity of local food available for pollinators, enabling governments, nature managers, and beekeepers to adjust their policies and interventions.
Democracy in Action: innovative consultations & citizen participation
Innovative consultation methods enable the Municipality to capture more residents’ opinions and make data-driven decisions.
Virtual Visits to the Municipal Art Gallery of Chania
The Municipal Art Gallery of Chania implements an extensive digitisation programme of the exhibitions it organises.
Food Loss & Waste Prevention Unit, Municipality of Halandri
The Municipality of Halandri’s Food Loss and Waste Prevention Unit combines food-waste monitoring, awareness raising, and citizen-science education, with the optimisation of bio-waste using chemical-engineering processes.
Next Generation Academy (Academia Próxima Geração)
The Next Generation Academy is a non-partisan political leadership incubator which aims to sustain the renewal of political candidates across all political parties and boost the quality of Portuguese democracy.
DECIDE MADRID
DECIDE MADRID allows citizens to make direct contributions via the platform, which are evaluated and incorporated into Madrid City Council’s public policies.
Lithuania’s Testbed Programme for EdTech Startups
The Testbed Programme is a practical way for schools and creators to test the latest educational technologies in a real learning environment.
