2024 – Barcelona, Spain
The Innovation in Politics Awards 2024, Conference & Gala
Barcelona, Spain
ABOUT
The Innovation in Politics Awards 2024 celebrated its distinguished winners on May 2nd at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona. This year’s gala highlighted outstanding political initiatives from 7 different categories, recognized for their impact and innovation across diverse fields including democracy, technology, and education. Hosted in Barcelona, the European Capital of Democracy for 2023-2024, the event drew over 500 guests, including prominent European officials and leaders. Out of 334 projects from 26 countries, 70 finalists were honoured, with 10 projects earning the prestigious award in their respective categories, underscoring the vibrant exchange of transformative ideas aimed at strengthening democracy.
DISCOVER THE WINNERS
CLIMATE PROTECTION
SeaProtectorOne, Denmark
The SeaProtectorOne robot is installed at the river mouth in Aarhus, where the river flows into the harbour, removing rubbish before it enters the sea. + video
DEMOCRACY
Citizens of Ankara: Re-Assemble!, Turkey
This innovative Citizens’ Assembly fosters trust and engagement among citizens and local stakeholders, building a more resilient and cohesive social and political landscape across the City of Ankara. + video
DEMOCRACY TECHNOLOGIES
Condominium E-Voting – Successful E-Democracy, Ukraine
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. + video
EDUCATION
Lithuania’s Testbed Programme for EdTech Startups, Lithuania
The Testbed Programme is a practical way for schools and creators to test the latest educational technologies in a real learning environment.+ video
GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT
Dec112 – Digital Emergency Communication 112, Austria
In 2019, DEC112 was launched to provide an alternative to speech-based emergency communication by implementing a text-based service. + video
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
B-MINCOME: guaranteed minimum income & active social policies in deprived urban areas, Spain
B-MINCOME effectively improves the well-being of families in socially excluded and deprived areas by combining minimum income guarantees with inclusion policies. + video
SOCIAL COHESION
Foodcard – dignified state food aid for people in need, Estonia
The Foodcard is an innovative solution which gives people the freedom and dignity to choose what food and necessities to buy, and from where.+ video
DISCOVER THE FINALISTS
CLIMATE PROTECTION
- Advancing Low-Carbon Mobility in Cascais, Portugal
- Buzzwatch – Safeguarding Our Bees, Belgium
- Kolo: one of the first permanent reuse centres in Slovakia, Slovakia
- Exchange Energy for a Better World, Austria
- Food Loss & Waste Prevention Unit, Municipality of Halandri, Greece
- Panda Labs Junior for Just Transition, Bulgaria
- Schwammstein (Sponge Stone) – Sustainable Rainwater Management for Urban Green Spaces , Austria
- SeaProtectorOne, Aarhus, Denmark
- Shame On You! Anti-Smog Social Campaign, Poland
- Preschool Hoppet: Sweden’s First Fossil-Free Construction Project, Sweden
DEMOCRACY
- Citizens of Ankara: Re-Assemble! , Turkey
- Community Power , United Kingdom
- Let’s Think Up Lublin Together: creating the participatory intelligence Lublin 2030 Strategy , Poland
- Mini.Stadt 2025 Strategy, Switzerland
- Next Generation Academy (Academia Próxima Geração), Portugal
- Participatory Children and Youth Million, Austria
- School Participatory Budgets – Development of Student Self-Government in Lublin , Poland
- The Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics, United Kingdom
- The Mar Menor (Menor Sea) has Rights, Spain
- Youth Participatory Budgeting in Rybnik, Poland
DEMOCRACY TECHNOLOGIES
- Change It (Změň To) , Czech Republic
- Condominium E-Voting – Successful E-Democracy, Ukraine
- DECIDE MADRID, Spain
- Democracy Guide – Giving Responsibility a Face, Germany
- Democracy in Action: innovative consultations & citizen participation, Greece
- DIPAS_navigator , Germany
- Hacknime.to – The New Era of Government , Slovakia
- Košice 2.0 – Unleashing the Future of Urban Living , Slovakia
- Open Data Catalogue & Data Portal, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
- Presenting TrollWall: The Digital Shield Against Online Hate, Czech Republic
EDUCATION
- Big Bocs Bwyd, United Kingdom
- La Compañía (The Company), Spain
- Lithuania’s Testbed Programme for EdTech Startups , Lithuania
- Mayority , Austria
- Rein ins Rathaus! (Into the City Hall!), Austria
- spreuXweizen – Fakt oder Fake (Fact or Fake), Germany
- TechUcation@school , Germany
- Vilnius is a School, Lithuania
- Virtual Visits to the Municipal Art Gallery of Chania, Greece
- Zero-Waste Education in Rybnik, Poland
GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT
- DEC112 – Digital Emergency Communication 112, Austria
- Drone-Integrated Rescue System, Pilsen, Czech Republic
- e-Justice Portal for Inmates, Estonia
- Easy Government, Spain
- Electronic System Installation to Control Water Leakages, Greece
- Mapping Roads with AI-Cameras in Garbage Trucks, Sweden
- Remote, Digital Perinatal Care for Pregnant Women & New Parents Living on Small Islands, Greece
- RettungsNetz-5G – 5G-based Emergency Services in the Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar, Germany
- sKIn: AI-supported skin cancer diagnostics, Germany
- SYMON: An Intelligent Monitoring System for the Elderly, Spain
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
- Apadrinaunolivo.org, Spain
- B-MINCOME: guaranteed minimum income & active social policies in deprived urban areas, Spain
- Circular Economy of Waste for Land & Environment, Italy
- Healthy villAGE: a participatory & comprehensive model for active ageing in rural areas, Spain
- Lyon Metro: an occupancy warning system pilot, France
- Madrid Innovation Lab, Spain
- Preserving Kyiv’s Culture through Virtual Heritage, Ukraine
- Project HELIX, United Kingdom
- Testing the City – Living and Working in Görlitz, Germany
- The Abandoned Houses Project, Finland
SOCIAL COHESION
- Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot, United Kingdom
- Beatriz Galindo Center for Homeless Women Victims of Violence, Spain
- Building Hope: Lenartov’s Journey to Inclusive Living, Slovakia
- Foodcard: dignified state food aid for people in need, Estonia
- Housing Cooperatives in Barcelona, Spain
- Housing First Austria – Arriving Home, Austria
- La Noche es Joven (The Night is Young), Spain
- Life Mentorship Programme, Lithuania
- Phosphoros Theatre, United Kingdom
- Understanding – the Key to Political Participation, Austria