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Awards and Gala 2017

Meet the winners and finalists of the Innovation in Politics Awards 2017 – and have a look at our gala event at Vienna City Hall.

In December 2017 the Innovation in Politics Awards were presented for the first time. The most courageous and creative political projects in Europe were awarded: Out of 589 nominated projects, a jury of 1,022 European citizens selected 80 finalists, representing a wide spectrum of political work. The eight winners were announced at the evening gala at Vienna City Hall.

Links and resources

And now the winners

Category: CIVILISATION

Project: Breaking Segregation – The Nyköping Model

Project lead: Veronica Andersson, former president of the Children and Youth Committee in the Municipality of Nyköping (Sweden)

Category: COMMUNITY

Project: Towards Zero Waste – Verso Rifiuti Zero / Tariffa puntuale

Project lead: Alessio Ciacci, former Councillor for Environment at Capannori (Italy)

Category: DEMOCRACY

Project: Collaborative and transparent – drafting of the Digital Republic Bill

Project lead: Axelle Lemaire, former Innovation and Digital Affairs Minister in the French Government(France)

Category: ECOLOGY

Project: R-URBAN. Ecological Transition Movement involving citizens in civic resilience networks

Project lead: Marie-Hélène Amiable, Mayor of Bagneux; Patrice Leclerc, Mayor of Gennevilliers; Alexis Bachelay, City Councillor of the City of Colombes; Pascale Meker, Deputy Mayor Environment Bagneux (France)

Category: HUMAN RIGHTS

Project: Integration project Kistlerhofstrasse

Project lead: Dieter Reiter, Mayor of Munich; Frederik Kronthaler, Condrobs Director for Youth (Germany)

Category: JOBS

Project: Pilot project to develop long term mobility for apprentices in Europe

Project lead: Jean Arthuis, former Minister, European Deputy, President of the Committee on Budgets (France)

Category: PROSPERITY

Project: Calliope mini

Project lead: Gesche Joost, Ambassador of the European Commission Project Digital Champions (Germany)

Category: QUALITY OF LIFE

Project: Sign-language video – interpreter Wideotlumacz.pl

Project lead: Piotr Kowalski, Community and urban activist, Civil Platform political party member (Poland)