Award Ceremony

European Public Sector Award (EPSA) 2023-24 Award Ceremony

The event took place in Maastricht, (NL), from 20 to 22 March, with online streaming available on 21 March.

On 21 March, we announced the winners and the Good Practice Certificate recipients of the European Public Sector Award (EPSA) 2023-24 during the official Award Ceremony at the Provincial Government House in Maastricht, where the Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992.

Congratulations to the EPSA 2023-24 Winners!

On 21 March, we finally announced the winners and the Good Practice Certificate recipients of the European Public Sector Award (EPSA) 2023-24 during the official Award Ceremony at the Provincial Government House in Maastricht.

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Innovation in Public Administration
Green Transition and Sustainability
Digital Transformation

*EIPA has been informed that the technology used in the “e-Nabız” project is subject to an on-going legal dispute regarding Intellectual Property Rights. The presentation of an award by EIPA for the project does not in any way constitute recognition of these intellectual property rights, and by awarding the price, EIPA does not take a stance in the legal dispute amongst the parties. By issuing this disclaimer, EIPA acknowledges the dispute and the positions of the parties which are under the purview of the law courts.

The following projects receive Good Practice Certificates:

Innovation in Public Administration
  • “Oberösterreichischer Wohn- und Energiekostenbonus” (Upper Austrian housing and energy cost bonus), Office of the Upper Austrian State Government, Department of Social Affairs, Austria
  • Tech Force Against Drugs, FPS Finance – General Administration Customs and Excises, Belgium
  • Human Rights Capacity Building Programme, National Institute of Administration (INA, I. P.), Portugal
  • Local open data catalogue and the Data portal of the Hradec Králové region Data KHK, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
  • BRISE Vienna (Building Regulations Information for Submission Envolvement), Municipal Directorate of the City of Vienna, Organisation and Security Division, Process management and Information and Communication Technology, Austria
  • Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) collaboration with Foróige on increasing social enterprise awareness among young people, Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD), Ireland
  • Outlier Detection, Ministry of Home Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • Public Research Infrastructure Database: Research and Innovation through Open for Collaboration in Austria, Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), Austria
  • IdroGEO – The Italian web platform on landslides and floods, ISPRA – Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy
  • Mentoring Program for Innovation and Leadership (PMIL), National Institute of Administration (INA, I. P.), Portugal
  • Young Cities Program, National Betting Authority, Cyprus
  • Census Interactive Mapping Application, Central Statistics Office, Ireland
  • Together for Better, a New Funding Model for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector, Department of Children, Equality, Integration and Youth, Ireland
  • Oireachtas Work Learning (OWL) Training and Graduate Programme, Houses of the Oireachtas Service, Ireland
  • Justice Folder, Ministry of Justice, Spain
  • Re-open EU, Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
Green Transition and Sustainability 
  • Automatic Detection of Impervious Surfaces, Kreisverwaltung Recklinghausen, Germany
  • The ‘Schwammstein’ – Sustainable irrigation of green spaces, City of Vienna – Road Management and Construction, Austria
  • Circular Innovation HUB, Municipality of Wiltz, Luxembourg
  • Energy and Raw Materials Factory (ERMF), Waterschap Aa en Maas, the Netherlands
Digital Transformation 
  • The 2023 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) – Software, Training and Support Services Incorporating Artificial Intelligence, Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, Ireland
  • SeTDIBA: a journey of digital transformation, Barcelona Provincial Council, Spain
  • National Platform for Artificial Intelligence – AI as a Common Good, Office for Information Technologies and eGovernment, Serbia
  • CENPOS-PROJECT, Agency for the Technological Modernization of Galicia (AMTEGA), Spain
  • Digital sustainability: Contribution of technology to the green and digital transition in the city of Madrid, Madrid City Council, Spain
  • Learning in the Metaverse: A Virtual Reality Transversal Skills Programme from Industry and Higher Education, University College Dublin Innovation Academy, Ireland

In addition to winners and Good Practice Certificate recipients, evaluators also identified projects with outstanding efforts towards change. While these projects were not among the highest-ranking projects, the efforts demonstrated in the applications nevertheless deserve recognition.

The following projects receive special EPSA recognition:

  • Implementation of OKRs methodology in National Agency on Corruption Prevention, National Agency on Corruption Prevention, Ukraine
  • Mitos – National Registry of Administrative Procedures, GRNET – National Infrastructures for Research & Technology, Greece
  • Application for the National Support Scheme for Farmers, National Agency of Information Society (NAIS), Albania

EPSA 2023-24 is supported by the European Commission

EPSA 2023-24 is supported by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM), through the Technical Support Instrument (TSI).

Agenda Outline

  • Reception at Town Hall of Maastricht (NL), 20 March 2024, from 19.00 to 22.00 CET

The reception provided space for EPSA applicants (winners and Good Practice Certificate recipients) and EPSA evaluators to network and get to know each other.

  • Award Ceremony at the Provincial Government House in Maastricht (NL) & Online, 21 March 2024, from 9.00 to 16.00 CET

The ceremony provided a forum for debate on public sector reform policies and innovation across Europe.

  • Workshop at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht (NL), 22 March 2024, from 9.00 to 12.30 CET

During the workshop EPSA applicants had the opportunity to exchange practices and provide resources on relevant topics.

The workshop was facilitated by NIDO Innovation Lab, Innovation lab of the public sector in Belgium, by FPS BOSA.

Workshop facilitators:
Frédéric Baervoets, Manager NIDO Innovation Lab
Laurien Mues, Innovation Project Manager NIDO Innovation Lab
Janet Cherop, Innovation Project Manager