Dear friends and supporters,
We are glad to announce the 80 finalists in 8 categories for the Innovation in Politics Awards 2019- chosen by the jury of 1,067 citizens from all over Europe. The winners will be announced on 4 December 2019 at the Innovation in Politics Awards Gala in Berlin.
FINALISTS
(by Category)
CIVILIZATION
(in alphabetical order)
ACCESSIBLE TOURISM FOR ALL
Georgi Kabzimalski, Mayor of Rila Municipality
Bulgaria
A NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY STRATEGY: INSPIRING, CONNECTING AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES
Michael Ring, TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development
Ireland
CREATIVE IRELAND PROGRAMME
Josepha Madigan, TD and Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Ireland
FEE
Kurt Hohensinner, City Councillor
Austria
FOSTERING THE CITY’S COMMON GOODS *
Stefano Bertacco, Executive Councillor in charge of Social Services, Social Tourism, Employment, Education, Personnel, Municipality of Verona
Italy
INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS: IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
Krasimir Valchev, Minister of Education and Science
Bulgaria
KAUNAS CHALLENGE
Visvaldas Matijošaitis, Mayor of Kaunas city and Sandra Karnilavičiūtė,
Lithuania
PLAY AND CODE WITH MINECRAFT
Tadeusz Ferenc, Mayor of Rzeszów
Poland
SMART LIBRARY: ALLOWING ELDERLY TO ACCESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Kalin Kamenov, Mayor of Vratsa Municipality
Bulgaria
YOUTH START – EMPOWERING EACH CHILD
Maria Hutter, State Councillor
Austria
DEMOCRACY
COOPERATIVE COUNCIL GRONINGEN
Wieke Paulusma, City councillor Groningen
Netherlands
E-SPORT AND POLITICS LIVE FROM THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT
Rickard Nordin, Member of the Riksdag
Sweden
FERLA AGORÀ – IDEAS SQUARE
Michelangelo Giansiracusa, Mayor of Ferla
Italy
FLUICITY
Claire Behaghel, Responsable Marketing Produit and Jean Baptiste de Froment, Municipal councillor
France
FRANKFURT DEMOCRACY CONVENTION 2019
Peter Feldmann, Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main
Germany
LEARN BEFORE YOU VOTE
Ausrine Armonaite, Liberals Movement of Lithuania
Gintautas Paluckas, Social Democratic Party
Andrius Vysniauskas, The Homeland Union
Virginijus Sinkevicius, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Lithuania
MOLENLANDEN
Bram Visser, Councillor
Netherlands
OPEN THINK TANK NETWORK
Nicola Forster, Co-Founder & President of Foraus
Switzerland
TALKING TO EACH OTHER! – CITIZEN WORKSHOP
Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister of the State of Sachsen
Germany
YEAR OF DEMOCRACY
Ulrich Hörning, Mayor of the City of Leipzig
Germany
COMMUNITY
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
Sarah James, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health in Haringey Council
United Kingdom
CREATE LITHUANIA
Agila Barzdienė, Head of Programme “Create Lithuania” and Virginijus Sinkevičius, Minister of Economics and Innovation
Lithuania
FREE POLISH LESSONS
Jacek Sutryk, Mayor of Wrocław
Poland
FROME COMMUNITY FRIDGE
Anna Francis, Resilience Manager in Frome Town Council
United Kingdom
HUMANITAS RETIREMENT VILLAGE
Jan Jaap Kolkman, Member of expert team housing and Chairman committee of self-built and custom housing, Department of International Affairs and Housing.
Netherlands
LONGFORD NUA
Seamus Butler, Gerry Warnock, Joe Flaherty, John Browne, Martin Monaghan, Peggy Nolan, Gerry Hagan, Councillors in Longford County Council
Ireland
METAMORFOSIS AGAINST FOOD WASTE
Nikoleta Pateli, former President of the Public Enterprise, City Councilor
Greece
OPEN SCHOOLS OF ATHENS
Maria Iliopoulou, former Vice Mayor for the Child
Greece
SYNATHINA
Amalia Zepou, former Vice Mayor for Civil Society & Innovation
Greece
THE LOW-COST STUDENT FLAT-SHARING PROJECT IN THE EHPAD
Philippe Saurel, Mayor of Montpellier
France
ECOLOGY
100% FOSSIL FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SKÅNE
Mätta Ivarsson, Chair of the Green Party Faction in the Regional Council of Skåne
Iris Rehnström, responsible for environmental and sustainability issues at Public Transportation of Skåne
Sweden
#MPF – MILANO PLASTIC FREE
Cristina Tajani, Cabinet Member of Business, Commerce, Human Resources Division in the Municipality of Milan
Italy
FIRST CIGARETTE-BUTT FREE GREEK BEACH
Antonios Antonakis, former Mayor of Serifos Island
Greece
FIRST TIME DIVESTMENT FROM FOSSIL FUELS
Thomas Pringle, TD in Dáil Éireann for Donegal
Ireland
GREEN.LAB GRAZ
Siegfried Nagl, Mayor of Graz
Austria
INNOVATIONCITY RUHR | BOTTROP MODEL CITY
Bernd Tischler, Mayor of Bottrop
Germany
JOBTICKET
Klaus Luger, Mayor of Linz
Austria
LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Leena Vuotovesi, Managing Director, Micropolis Ltd (Town of Ii)
Finland
UK CLIMATE EMERGENCY NETWORK
Kevin Frea, Deputy Leader, Lancaster City Council
United Kingdom
UNGERSHEIM A MUNICIPALITY IN TRANSITION
Jean-Claude Mensch, Mayor of Ungersheim
France
JOBS
BE-MORE.INFO
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
United Kingdom
FABRIQ – THE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INCUBATOR
Cristina Tajani, Cabinet Member of Business, Commerce, Human Resources Division in the Municipality of Milan
Italy
HOUSE OF SKILLS
Annelies Spork, Program Director House of Skills
Netherlands
HOUSING FIRST ÖREBRO
Fisun Yavas, Deputy Chair, Municipal Program Committee on Social Welfare
Sweden
KARJERAS – LITHUANIA’S FIRST ONE-STOP CAREER CENTRE
Agila Barzdienė, Head of Programme “Create Lithuania”
Tautvydas Tamulevičius, Vice-minister of Interior Ministry
Lithuania
MOYROSS TRAINING AT THE BAYS
Frankie Daly, Councillor in Limerick City and County Council
Ireland
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BASE
Georgette Breard, Regional Advisor
France
QUALITY SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF GUOSTAGALIS
Virginija Jocienė, Director of Guostagalis Services Center, Chair of the Rural Community of Guostagalis
Lithuania
THE DIGITAL TOOL QIOZ
Valérie Pecresse,
France
STAY IN NORSJÖ – IT PAYS OFF
Magnus Eriksson, Chair of the Committee on Education and Care, Municipality of Norsjö
Therese Berg, Head of Education, Municipality of Norsjö
Sweden
PROSPERITY
A DIGITAL APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR DOCTOR
Birte Sandberg, Chair of the Committee on Primary Care in the Region of Skåne and Caroline Hedenström, first deputy chair of the Committee on Primary Care
Sweden
CITY OF OMEGNA MASTERPLAN
Paolo Marchioni, Mayor of Omegna
Italy
COMPETENT TEACHERS – ENTREPRENEURIAL YOUTHS
Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Director General of Finnish National Agency for Education
Finland
CREATIVE TRANSFORMATIONS
Krzysztof Żuk, Mayor of the City of Lublin
Poland
DIGITALKIDZ STEM CLUB
Ivelina Atanasova, Founder of the DigitalKidz Foundation
Bulgaria
GOVTECH LAB
Agila Barzdienė, Head of Programme “Create Lithuania”
Virginijus Sinkevičius, Minister of Economics and Innovation
Lithuania
PLYMOUTH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT FUND
Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Housing and Co-operative Development in Plymouth City Council
United Kingdom
REGULATORY SANDBOXES
Peter Altmaier, Minister for Economic Affairs & Energy
Germany
SWEDEN’S FIRST SOCIAL IMPACT BONDS
Lars Stjernkvist, Chair of the Municipal Board of Norrköping
Sweden
THE ÖREBRO MODEL: HOUSING FOR THE MANY
Björn Sundin, Former Deputy Mayor, former Chair of the Committee for Community planning in Örebro Municipality
Sweden
HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIVE CAFÉ
Piotr Borawski, Deputy Mayor of the City of Gdańsk
Poland
ATHBOY WALKABILITY AND INCLUSIVE TOWN DEVELOPMENTS
David Gilroy, Councillor in Meath County Council
Ireland
HELPING TEENAGERS IMAGINE THEIR FUTURE
Stefano Bertacco, Executive Councillor in charge of Social Services, Social Tourism, Employment, Education, Personnel, Municipality of Verona
Italy
KATRINEHOLM – THE FIRST LGBTQ-CERTIFIED MUNICIPALITY IN SWEDEN
Göran Dahlström, Mayor of Katrineholm and Jenny Skarstedt, Head of Culture Department
Sweden
ON THE TRAIL OF PREJUDICES IN CZĘSTOCHOWA
Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk, Mayor of Częstochowa
Poland
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: SECURING MANDATORY INQUESTS FOR ALL MATERNAL DEATHS
Clare Daly, former TD, Member of the European Parliament
Ireland
SAFE HARBOURS
Mike Schubert, Mayor of Potsdam
Germany
SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE: YOUR VOTE YOUR VOICE – AN EASY TO READ GUIDE TO VOTING
Seamus Coyle, Councillor and Cathaoirleach in Monaghan County Council
Ireland
TACKLING DISCRIMINATION ON THE RENTAL HOUSING MARKET
Astrid De Bruycker, Deputy Mayor
Belgium
THE WONDER GARDEN: A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES
Yordan Yordanov, Mayor of Dobrich Municipality
Bulgaria
QUALITY OF LIFE
AGE FRIENDLY IRELAND, A SHARED SERVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Wayne Harding, Councillor and Cathaoirleach in Meath County Council
Ireland
GOOD SUPPORT – SYSTEM OF LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
Olgierd Geblewicz, Voivodeship Marshal of West Pomeranian
Poland
HEALTHY EATING IN NURSERIES
Donka Mihaylova, Mayor of Troyan Municipality
Bulgaria
LIBRARY OF SPORTS
Bodil Hansson, Deputy Chair of the City Council of Sundsvall
Marlene Svensson, Project Leader
Sweden
MALOPOLSKA TELE-ANGEL
Marta Malec-Lech, Member of the Board of the Voivodeship of Lesser Poland
Poland
MODULAR HOUSING SITES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES IN EALING
Ealing Council
United Kingdom
OSTRÓW WIELKOPOLSKI – MUNICIPAL FLATS IN THE CITY CENTRE AS A RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF SENIORS.
Beata Klimek, Mayor of Ostrów Wielkopolski
Poland
SMART CITY BAD HERSFELD
Thomas Fehling, Bürgermeister
Germany
SUMMER CITY CAMPS IN VIENNA
Jürgen Czernohorszky, City Senator for Education, Integration, Youth & Personal
Austria
TAMING ADULTHOOD
Michał Guć, Deputy Mayor of Gdynia
Poland
*CORRECTION (Thu, 26 Sep 2019): With the first release of this news page, the project “DIGITALKIDZ STEM CLUB” had accidentally been named as a finalist twice. It was removed form the category Civilization and replaced by the correct Civilization finalist “FOSTERING THE CITY’S COMMON GOODS” by Stefan Bertacco.
