Breathing Life Into Rural Spain: Social Enterprise Wins Quality of Life Award
The 2021 Europe-wide Innovation in Politics Awards have drawn to a close with a Spanish initiative being presented the final Award, in the category Quality of Life. Project Arraigo supports urban residents, who want to start a new rural life, to relocate through local networks and an integration system.
Recycling To Travel: Italian Local Transport Project Wins Digitalisation Award
The project from Rome, “+Ricicli +Viaggi” – which means, the more you recycle, the more you travel – encourages a more sustainable lifestyle for its citizens by offering discounts on public transport tickets in exchange for recycling plastic bottles.
Connecting Neighbours: Swiss Initiative Wins European Innovation in Politics Award
The Innovation in Politics Award in the category Community has been awarded to a Swiss project, Neighbourhood Bern, which connects volunteers with senior citizens who need help with everyday tasks.
Digital community response to COVID-19 in Spain wins Innovation in Politics Award
The government of Aragon has won the Innovation in Politics Award in the category “COVID-19 Strategies” for launching a new digital platform within 24 hours in the wake of the pandemic.
The Innovation in Politics Awards 2021: Estonian Coding School wins Education Award in Vienna
This year’s Innovation in Politics Award in the Education category has been won by a project from Estonia. Project Manager Karin Künnapas was presented the Award by the Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.
Young professionals swap cities for rural life: Innovation in Politics Award winner boosts local economy in Germany
Local leaders of Wittenberge have won the Innovation in Politics Award in the category “Economy” for their pioneering work attracting young digital professionals and start-ups to a small rural town with an ageing population.
Giving Women a Political Voice in Ireland: SHE (See Her Elected) wins Innovation in Politics Award for Democracy
An Irish gender equality initiative, SHE (See Her Elected), has been awarded The Innovation in Politics Award in the Democracy category for their work to increase the representation of women in local politics.
The Innovation in Politics Awards 2021: Politicians from 25 countries compete for innovation prize
An increasing variety of innovation in almost all areas of politics: This is the main revelation of this year’s Innovation in Politics Awards.