The Innovation in Politics Awards

INNOVATE.
INSPIRE.
IMPACT.

Recognising Political Innovators, Empowering Positive Change.

WELCOME TO THE INNOVATION IN POLITICS AWARDS!

The Innovation in Politics Awards recognise excellence, inspire new ideas, and drive meaningful change.

Every year, a jury of more than 1.000 citizens from the member states of the Council of Europe selects the best projects from all submissions – the finalists of the Award.

Our annual initiative recognises political innovators across Europe who tackle today’s challenges with forward-thinking solutions. We highlight exceptional projects – whether they are small, localised efforts or large-scale initiatives – that lead to real-world improvements and demonstrate that politics can be a force for positive change.

The Awards go beyond recognition. Our best practices database, the largest collection of its kind in Europe, serves as a valuable resource of tried-and-tested solutions to common challenges. Our platform promotes cross-border collaboration and best-practice sharing, enabling decision-makers to use proven solutions efficiently, without having to reinvent the wheel.

As a key event of the European Capital of Democracy’s (ECoD) year-long programme, the annual Awards Conference & Gala takes place in the designated European Capital of Democracy.

Facts & Figures

Since 2017, The Innovation in Politics Awards have:

Held

successful editions

Spanned across

countries

Collected

best practices

Showcased projects in

different categories

Honoured

political innovators

Each Year Engaged

citizen jurors

WHAT INNOVATORS SAY ABOUT THE AWARDS

I am very honoured and grateful for this Award. But the European Solidarity Corps would not be what it is today, without the dedication of all those young people that are part of it. So I thank especially these young people for building cultural bridges and creating a Europe of solidarity

If I had to use one word to sum it up it would be open – open to innovation, opening data – owned and produced by public administration, opening access to knowledge and sciences and entering that access is available to all everywhere in the country.

Cities, even when they are small, they can share and exchange lots. And this is why we are particularly glad to receive this Award. This is full in line with the spirit of the municipality to share these good practices.