Best Practice in Politics
We curate exemplary political work that successfully tackles today’s most pressing issues. This platform is a hub of tried and tested best practices in politics.
The Abandoned Houses Project
This project sees the development of a platform which serves as a meeting point for property owners and individuals interested in using abandoned and under-utilised rural properties.
TechUcation@school
TechUcation@school is a free, digital-training programme which support teachers to recognise the opportunities of digitalisation, for themselves and their students.
The Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics
The Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics invites you to imagine new ideas on politics and culture and discuss contemporary political and societal issues.
Vilnius is a School
Vilnius is a School demonstrates how a technology-enabled platform can transform the educational process, making it more open, inclusive, and engaging.
DIPAS_navigator
The DIPAS_navigator scales up public participation and paves the way for more transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability.
Shame On You! Anti-Smog Social Campaign
This Anti-Smog Campaign engages with local identity to transform attitudes on heat homes enabling a transition to cleaner energy sources and, consequently, cleaner air.
RettungsNetz-5G – 5G-based Emergency Services in the Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar
A mobile and digital emergency service will enable significant time savings in first aid by transferring diagnostics and initial treatment steps to the site of the emergency.
Foodcard: dignified state food aid for people in need
The Foodcard is an innovative solution which gives people the freedom and dignity to choose what food and necessities to buy, and from where.
spreuXweizen – Fakt oder Fake (Fact or Fake)
A group of political scientists and journalists from Saxony, Germany, address the problem of disinformation by opposing it with a positive view on qualitative journalism for a healthy democracy.
Schwammstein (Sponge Stone) – Sustainable Rainwater Management for Urban Green Spaces
The Schwammstein offers an efficient and innovative new solution to the market that regulates the discharge of rainwater into tree pits and green spaces.
Mini.Stadt 2025 Strategy
The Mini.Stadt participation strategy has led Lichtensteig to become an innovative, modern, and cosmopolitan place, in the middle of rural and mostly conservative surroundings.
Change It (Změň To)
The participatory budget “Change It” (in Czech, Změň To) encourages young people aged 12 to 25 to submit their proposals to enhance the public space in Říčany.
The Winners
of the Innovation in Politics Awards 2022/2023
Participatory Methods in the Revitalisation Process
Rybnik sets a national example for civic improvement initiatives by adopting a participatory approach to the revitalisation of degraded areas.
Gdynia – Deaf-Friendly City
Gdynia’s comprehensive measures have made it one of the first deaf-friendly cities in Poland, ensuring that residents with special needs can fully participate in, and benefit from, city services.
Housing and Work for the Homeless
Housing and Work for the Homeless is an integrated intervention for persons and families facing homelessness and housing exclusion which provides housing, services, and financial support to vulnerable groups.
