Showroom: Best Practice in Politics

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.

#aktivizIM App – Empowering Women and Youth in Politics

The #aktivizIM App empowers Albanian women and youth to increase political participation through an engaging digital platform.

Apprenticeship in Vorarlberg

A new approach to recruiting apprentices aims to inspire the next generation of skilled workers through the use of new technologies and the creation of regional and national communication networks.

Binit Better: streamlining waste services

A flexible and responsive waste-collection service is designed to help businesses take control of their waste.

Brake the Curve

The Government of Aragon enabled the creation of platform that channelled the spontaneous civic initiatives that arose as a response to the humanitarian crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

CITY ON

An e-governance App is launched which facilitates citizen participation and helps the administration communicate with the city’s residents.

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.

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.

Dematerialised Electoral Rolls (CED)

The Dematerialised Electoral Rolls project modernises Portugal’s voting system with secure, digital voter rolls that reduce errors, increase accessibility, and strengthen democracy.

Democracy Guide – Giving Responsibility a Face

The Democracy Guide transparently maps who is elected and in office, and where, developing an action plan for a municipal open-data norm.

Democracy in Action: innovative consultations & citizen participation

Innovative consultation methods enable the Municipality to capture more residents’ opinions and make data-driven decisions.

Digital Participation in Legislation in Latvia

Citizens propose legislative initiatives for consideration by the Latvian Parliament via an online platform, increasing participation and trust in the legislative process.

DIPAS_navigator

The DIPAS_navigator scales up public participation and paves the way for more transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability.

e-IDDEEA: Your Mobile Gateway to Government Services

e-IDDEEA is a mobile app that enhances access to government services and enables secure remote digital signing for citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

E-library

Finland’s shared E-library provides free, equal access to digital library resources across all public libraries and municipalities, fostering literacy and cultural engagement.

EurHope: The Youth Agenda for a Democratic Europe

EurHope empowers over 1.5 million young Europeans to shape EU policy through a multilingual, participatory campaign that bridges the gap between youth priorities and political leaders.

Followgreen: reward platform for recycling

Followgreen is a new service for smart cities in the European market, introducing innovative elements both in the field of recycling and in the field of citizen awareness.

Gdynia Dialogue Platform

The Gdynia Dialogue Platform centralises information on city projects and engagement opportunities in an open-source format, allowing residents to participate in consultations both in person and online.

Hacknime.to – The New Era of Government

This project uniquely integrates the concept of hackathons into public administration, fusing business concepts with public-sector needs to ensure citizen-centric, prosperous processes.

Helsinki Youth Budget – Participatory Budgeting with Youth

The long-running Helsinki Youth Budget engages thousands of young people across the city every year, who propose, negotiate, and vote on ideas for activities and services aimed at 12-17 year-old residents.

Including the Citizen at the Heart of Parliamentary Work

A system in France encourages citizen participation through online debates on an open source platform, where a wide range of citizens’ proposals are collected for implementation.

Košice 2.0 – Unleashing the Future of Urban Living

Košice 2.0 tangibly improves city life by smartly integrating data, setting new standards in urban progress and showcasing the synergy of technology and community in the digital age.

Kyiv Digital – Public Services and E-Democracy in one App

The Kyiv Digital app provides useful, convenient and up-to-date information and services to residents, including e-petitions and voting on the Public Budget.

LAAAB – Aragón’s Open Governance Laboratory

Citizen participation in public policy is encouraged through the laboratory’s activities, which aim to bring institutions and citizens closer together through open deliberation and transparent decision-making.

Liverpool Budget Simulator

A budget simulator enables citizens to better understand budgetary constraints in Liverpool after the city shifts from industrialisation to digitalisation.

Lunattiva, virtual currency

An experimental, virtual currency is introduced to improve engagement in projects designed to help tackle social problems in a deprived area of Mantua.

MICADO: Migrant Integration Cockpits and Dashboards

An interdisciplinary international project develops a generic solution facilitating communication between migrants, authorities and civil society, which can also be adapted to local needs.

MoBio – Mobile Biography for New Immigrants

A structured storage platform for biographical data facilitates the integration process for newly arrived migrants, allowing them to more easily navigate and manage the support services available to them.

MOJAWARSZAWA (MYWARSAW)

Warsaw’s e-service platform simplifies and automates services, providing residents with a more convenient, cost-effective and higher quality means of interacting with their administration.

MYMARKET.BRUSSELS

An online platform connects local businesses with consumers and offers them the opportunity to have their goods delivered by bike, thus supporting a local and sustainable economy.

Open Data Catalogue & Data Portal, Hradec Králové Region

This data portal is a central information point for the public, providing citizens with a high-quality catalogue of open data from the region.

Open Parliament TV

Open Parliament TV is a platform that allows the German Parliament to record and share their debates, making the political decision-making process more transparent and fostering trust in the democratic process.

Palumba: Making Voting Easy for the Next Generation

Palumba is a gamified voting advice app that empowers young Europeans to discover candidates who align with their values, making political engagement fun, intuitive, and accessible.

Participatory Budgeting in Rybnik

The City of Rybnik uses participatory budgeting to allocate funds to social projects voted on by residents, empowering citizens to shape the direction of their city’s development.

PLACEm

The PLACEm app allows people to participate democratically in community issues by creating digital “places” for public discussion and collaboration.

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.

Project DENN – Trustworthy News, Powered by Citizens

Project DENN combats misinformation and strengthens journalism by enabling citizens to create and share verifiable content through a blockchain-based mobile platform.

Puntos Vuela: Bridging the Digital Divide in Andalusia’s Rural Communities

The Puntos Vuela network bridges the digital divide in rural Andalusia, empowering communities with free digital skills training and access to technology for social and economic development.

Rahvaalgatus.ee

Rahvaalgatus.ee is a digital platform in Estonia that enables citizens to create and discuss citizen-led grassroots initiatives, collect public support, and submit ideas to their local government.

SHE – See Her Elected

This community-led initiative supports women into politics in rural areas of Ireland, strengthening local and national democracy by increasing the diversity of political participation.

Smart Maps

The Smart Maps project is a universal data system in Dubnica nad Váhom that combines all important information about the city on one platform, improving efficiency and resulting in wide-reaching impacts.

The Counter Disinformation Network (CDN)

The Counter Disinformation Network (CDN) builds cross-border collaboration among democracy defenders to expose, dismantle, and prevent influence operations targeting European elections and civic integrity.

The Power of Citizens’ Opinion: Rating Municipal Services

This real-time citizen feedback system in Stara Zagora empowers residents to shape municipal services by rating them instantly, turning public opinion into actionable insight.

Valongo Switch to Innovation

Switch to Innovation uses different technological tools with the common goal of promoting inclusive practices to work towards sustainable and fair solutions, which include the participation of all generations.