EPSA - European Public Sector Award

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Projects	Country	Organisation	Award year	Level of government	Sector	Type of activity	Short english description
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).
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.
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.
Andalusian Health e-Library	Spain	Virtual Library of the Andalusian Public Health System	2013	Regional level	Information society, technology, media and audiovisual		The Andalusian Health e-Library (Biblioteca Virtual del Sistema Sanitario Público de Andalucía, BV-SSPA) set up in June 2006 allows health professionals to access the most prestigious resources to facilitate decisiontaking, healthcare, teaching and research activities.
The Creation of a New Economic Zone in Southern Luxembourg: Efficient Urban Planning and Social Integration through Cross-Municipal, Cross-Border and Cross-Sectoral Cooperation	Luxembourg	Municipality of Esch-sur-Alzette	2013	Local level	Regional policy and development, decentralisation		After the decline of the steel industry, the Luxembourg government decided in 2000 to implement a decentralisation and diversification policy, shifting part of the public administration and services to the southern region, i.e. to the city of Esch-sur-Alzette, formerly an industrial town that still hosts offices and a production plant of the steel giant ArcelorMittal.
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).
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.
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
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
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
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