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.
Our Soil for Bees
To save the bees, ‘bee-friendly’ habitats are created in communities, focusing on soil conservation and planting wildflowers.
Participatory Children and Youth Million
With the Participatory Children’s and Youth Million, young people in Vienna submit their ideas and decide themselves which of their projects will be implemented with 1 million EUR.
Points4Action
Points4Action brings together young and elderly people to combat social isolation and improve quality of life, while offering young people exposure to careers in caregiving roles and supporting local businesses.
Rein ins Rathaus! (Into the City Hall!)
For one week in summer, children aged 6 to 13 year old come to the City Hall to study and work in their own Children’s City, governed by them.
RemiHub – Inner-City Delivery Hubs
Public transport operational areas become dual-use intelligent distribution hubs, to help reduce delivery vehicle traffic and promote sustainability goals in the city.
Respect – Stronger Together
The prevention programme addresses everyday problems at school by giving children a voice and involving social workers, teachers and parents.
Schule im Aufbruch – School Gets Going
This initiative aims to enable and encourage students to be enthusiastic and creative by establishing a new learning culture, instead of fixating on fulfilling given curricula.
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.
Students As Experts 4 Change
Students As Experts 4 Change is an Educational Design with the goal to allow school students to become active agents of change, by supporting them to develop their own social impact strategies.
Summer City Camps in Vienna
Affordable summer childcare options are provided to all interested families in Vienna.
The Integration Year
A one-year integration programme stops refugees from being condemned to waiting and instead allows them to start their education and gain qualifications, shortly after entering the country.
Understanding – the Key to Political Participation
The capito.digital app is an AI writing assistant which automatically translates highly complex language into three easy-to-understand language levels.
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.
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.
Rexcatering
Rexcatering is a circular, zero-waste project that empowers students to fight food waste by delivering food to those in need with the help of innovative technology.
