EPSA - European Public Sector Award

Award type: Award | Nominee | Diploma or Best practice award | Submission

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Projects	Country	Organisation	Award year	Level of government	Sector	Type of activity	Short english description
Groeipakket	Belgium	Kind en Gezin	2019	Regional level	other		As a result of the sixth Belgian governmental reform, the competence of child benefits was transferred from the federal level to the Communities and Regions (Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German speaking Community) on January the 1st 2019. Flanders chose to integrate the family allowances in a larger family policy. This was an opportunity to enlarge the support of families and children and to make the system more efficient and convenient.
SIMPLEX+ Program	Portugal	Administrative Modernization Agency	2019	National level	cross-sectoral		SIMPLEX+ is the Portuguese national simplification and modernization program, which envisages a citizen-centered approach and a strong focus on co-creation to facilitate the citizens and businesses' everyday life and their interaction with the public administration.
ROOFTOP GARDENS: growing greens for social inclusion	Spain	Municipal Institute for People with Disabilities	2019	Local level	cross-sectoral		In 2016 the City Council decided to take advantage of non-used spaces in municipal buildings, such as rooftops, to place innovative urban allotments. This led to the creation of the 'Rooftop garden' project, run by the Municipal Institute for People with Disabilities (IMPD), which, in addition to contributing to the increase of green spaces in the city, it puts special emphasis on promoting groups of people with various disabilities or mental health problems, who are direct beneficiaries of the experience.
The Cooperation Fund	Spain	European Intellectual Property Office	2017	National level	Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform		Every business should be able to access trade mark and design rights, and in the EU, this can be done either at national or European level. In the EU Member States, national intellectual property offices register trade mark and design rights valid in that particular member state. At European level, the decentralised agency of the EU, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) administers unitary protection for businesses looking to secure their trade mark and design rights across the EU. This parallel system is a critical aspect of the intellectual property (IP) system, enabling businesses to obtain the right protection for their needs
Open.Heart Project	Austria	Ombudsoffice for Children and Youths Salzburg	2017	Regional level	other		The Open.Heart project was developed by the Kinder- und Jugendanwaltschaft Salzburg – the regional government’s body for child and youth advocacy – in 2015 as a response to the unmet needs of young refugees living in Salzburg. Despite being under the age of 18, unaccompanied asylum seeking children are unable to access the same level of support granted to Austrian born children. The support for these young people stems from governmental funds allocated to (adult and child) asylum seekers rather than being taken from general funds allocated to child and youth welfare. As a result young people are structurally excluded from opportunities available to their Austrian peers, for example they are excluded from accessing foster care.
Nordwärts	Germany	City of Dortmund	2017	Local level	Justice, police, human rights and security		Multi-level-governance, empowerment, social innovation, dismantling silos, co-creation, co-financing, evaluation and monitoring, budgeting for citizens’ projects, urban development
Every Child Safe Forever (ECSF project) – The Development of Relentless Family Case Management and the End of Parole and Other Court Orders	Netherlands	Youth Protection Amsterdam Region	2015	Local level	Public health and social welfare/affairs		Youth Protection Amsterdam Region is a certified institution responsible for providing specialised care to families whose children face severe safety threats. The organisation aims to guarantee children’s permanent security, and a safe upbringing.
BQ-Portal – The Information Portal for Foreign Professional Qualifications	Germany	German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy	2015	National level	Employment, labour related affairs and gender equality		By setting up the BQ-Portal, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has followed a new approach to delivering administrative services. The portal supports the competent organisations in their complex task of assessing foreign qualifications.
Urban Environment and Health	Spain	Barcelona Provincial Council	2015	Local level	cross-sectoral		To include the health perspective in all local policies, the Barcelona Provincial Council initiated the project called “Urban Environment and Health”, which was launched under the framework of the Table for Urban Improvement (TxMU, on its Catalan acronym).
The Compass of Transparency	Italy	Department for Public Administration of Italy	2013	National level	Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform		The compass of transparency (www.magellanopa.it/bussola) is an automated online instrument that gives citizens the possibility to monitor in real time the implementation of all data and information requirements imposed by Italian law on the websites of more than 20,000 Italian public administrations (PAs).
Development of Wellbeing and Civil Safety in Municipalities	Finland	Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland	2013	Regional level	cross-sectoral		The project on Civil Safety in Municipalities has found novel, nationally recognised solutions to implement wellbeing and safety services in municipalities, by bringing in the resources and skills of NGOs and voluntary organisations to complement the services provided by the private sector and municipalities.
Educational and Promotional Campaign: Bielsko-Biała Protects the Climate	Poland	The City of Bielsko-Biała, Energy Management Office	2013	Local level	other		The campaign called ‘Bielsko-Biała Protects the Climate’ consists of the educational and promotional activities addressed to the inhabitants of this city to promote the conservation of energy and the environment, planned until 2020.
Political management based on economic stringency and strategic budgets	Spain	Bilbao City Council	2011	Local level	Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform		To this end, it has designed a strategy based on an economy in which productivity, creativity, new technologies, innovation, emerging clusters and international networks prevail.
Ökokauf Wien - Ecobuy Vienna	Austria	City of Vienna Department for Environment Protection – MA 22	2011	Regional level	Economic affairs, competition, SME		The aim of the ‘ÖkoKauf Wien’ programme is to enhance the environmental compatibility of the city´s procurement system in line with the principles of climate protection and EU procurement regulations.
Civil society involvement in the welcoming and integration of immigrants - The case of Portugal	Portugal	The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue	2011	National level	Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform		Civil society and migrants’ associations are, thus, the government’s partners, working together at several levels, particularly in the creation of the Consultative Council for Immigration Affairs (COCAI).
Cologne participatory budget	Germany	City of Cologne	2009	Local level	Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform	community and stakeholder participation	The goal was to provide understandable and comprehensive information about the budget, raise awareness among the population about the complex topic, enrich budget consultancies by additional input from the citizens enhance the transparency on budget related matters and generally establish an improved communication between the administration and the citizens
Oldham Partnership	United Kingdom	Oldham Council	2009	Local level	Regional policy and development, decentralisation	cooperation	The Oldham Partnership is the local strategic partnership (LSP) for Oldham and the mechanism for uniting Oldham’s strategic leaders around a shared and ambitious vision for a thriving town
Management in Sant Cugat city hall budgeting the strategy: A new deal between political management and politic leadership	Spain	Sant Cugat City Council	2009	Local level	Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform	e-government	This project was launched to build an innovative city council on the back of an efficient, motivated and well-managed public administration that is fit to meet the challenges of the future
Regional platform of e-services for all- e-Bourgogne	France	Grouping of Public Interest (GIP) e-Bourgogne	2009	Regional level	Economic affairs, competition, SME	public-private partnerships	e-Bourgogne is a local entity set up to firstly offer to all public entities from the Burgundy region a common shared electronic platform for publishing their purchasing needs
Bibliotek 2007 / Library 2007	Sweden	City of Umeå	2007	Local level	Education (higher and lower), training and learning	cooperation	a new library catalogue allows residents in a number of municipalities to access the largest book magazine
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service “Changing Working Patterns”	United Kingdom	Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service	2007	Local level	Justice, police, human rights and security	human resource management	a programme dedicated to maintain and improve emergency response delivery standards with in larger human resource modernisation programme
Strategic partnership for the improvement of the situation of the Roma population in Bucharest	Romania	Prefecture of Bucharest	2007	Local level	Public health and social welfare/affairs	community and stakeholder participation	partnerships to promote quality of life of ethnic minorities
Improving Police Visibility and Effectiveness via Mobile Data	United Kingdom	Lancashire Constabulary	2007	Local level	Justice, police, human rights and security	e-government	improving visibility of police and effectiveness of work through mobile data
E-Government Program of the Belgian Social Security	Belgium	Crossroads Bank for Social Security (CBSS)	2007	National level	Public health and social welfare/affairs	e-government	social security business reorganisation with IT-based solutions
Kulturverket: “Kids tell pros what to do”	Sweden	City of Umeå	2007	Local level	Sports, youth, culture and art	community and stakeholder participation	youngsters, school children tell professionals in the area of culture what to do
Demographischer Wandel als Managementaufgabe auf Kreisebene	Germany	Landkreis Osnabrück	2007	Local level	cross-sectoral	strategic management and planning tools	an integrated approach to tackle the demographic change