European Public Sector Award (EPSA) 2025-26

The Consensus Meeting marked the third step in the EPSA evaluation process. Following the online evaluation and the online meetings with shortlisted projects, evaluators convened to discuss available evidence and collectively decided on the three winning projects in each Award Category. Moreover, evaluators have also identified several projects which will receive a Good Practice Certificate (GPC).

Overview of projects submitted and evaluated:

The following projects were selected as one of the three winning projects per category, in no particular order. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions will be determined in the Jury Meeting at the EPSA 2025-26 Award Ceremony.

• Voucher based adult education scheme in Croatia, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Croatia
• Participatory Budget Platform / Development and implementation of a shared platform for participatory budget management, The Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia
• CH@World 2.0, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Switzerland

• Baltic Energy Independence project – Baltic power systems Synchronisation with Continental Europe and Desynchronisation from the power system of Russia and Belarus, Ministry of Climate and Energy of the Republic of Latvia
• Supporting Municipalities in Realising Temporary Housing for recognised refugees, De Thuisgevers (Municipality of Kampen), the Netherlands
• Copernicus Data Stores (CDS & ADS): Modernising Europe’s Open Climate and Atmosphere Data Platforms, European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecast

• BärGPT, The Governing Mayor of Berlin – Senate Chancellery, Germany
• Suma CivicData Engine: A Subnational CivicData Engine for Fair Tariffs and User-Centred Public Services, Suma, Tax Management. Alicante Provincial Council, Spain
• The Galician Strategy for Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions in Health of the Galician Health Service (SERGAS), Galician Health Service, Spain

The following projects receive Good Practice Certificates:

• IRIS: Integrated Regulatory Impact System – Advancing Digital Solutions for Evidence-Based Policy Making, Federal Chancellery – DG III – Civil Service and Administrative Innovation, Austria
• Equal Start: A new funding model to support access and meaningful participation in ECEC and School Age Childcare for children and their families who experience disadvantage, Department of Children, Disability and Equality, Ireland
• A user-centric digital transformation for INPS, Social Security and Welfare Administration of the Republic of Italy
• Government’s Digital Academy, Latvian School of Public Administration, Latvia
• Prozorro.Sale, Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine
• Nordic DigiGov Lab, Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Finland
• Data Distribution and Governance Platform (DAGR), Ministry of Smart Administrtaion and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia
• Luxchat4gov, Ministry for Digitalisation, Luxembourg
• Embedding Mental Wellbeing in Public Administration: Support Groups for Civil Servants, Human Resource Management Service, Serbia
• Public Services in Your Pocket – Hungary’s DÁP App, Digital Hungary Agency, Hungary

• compensation area 2.0 – from gravel pit to bird‘s paradise, ASFINAG Bau Management GmbH, Austria
• From Fragmented Administration to Data-Driven Governance – Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in Croatia, Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets of the Republic of Croatia
• “INVEAT PLAN”: High Technology Equipment Investment Plan in the National Health System, Ministry of Health of Spain
• DREAM RRMC Vienna – Construction of the BOKU River Lab, City of Vienna – European Affairs, Austria
• Development of the EuroVelo 11 Cycling Route, The Regional Roads Authority in Kraków, Poland
• Establishing indicators of sustainability culture for the improvement of citizens’ climate action and empowerment, Climate Change and Sustainability Office, Barcelona City Council, Spain

• Jems – Joint electronic monitoring system for Interreg programmes, City of Vienna, Municipal Department for European Affairs, Austria
• WIPP360 – An Evidence and Data-Driven Model to Detect and Motivate Elderly People at High Risk to Participate in Preventive Interventions, Municipality of Slagelse, Denmark
• opencouncil.chania.gr – Bringing city councils to citizens: democracy, transparency and participation enhanced with AI tools, Municipality of Chania, Greece
• Next Diba Service: Support for EU fundraising and fund management, Diputació de Barcelona, Spain
• Madrid, Digital Capital: Delivering Public Services for People through Data-Driven, Automation, AI and Interoperable Digital Government, Madrid City Council, Spain
• Mobile Public Service Hall, Public Service Hall operating under the Ministry of Justice of Georgia
• Voghera Digital, Municipality of Voghera, Italy
• More Inclusive School (Escola Mais Inclusiva – EMI), Municipality of Paredes, Portugal

For this 10th anniversary edition, projects from previous editions were also invited to update their initial project submissions, demonstrating a continuous commitment to the improvement of public service delivery.

From the 26 updates, the following organisations receive a Special Recognition for their efforts towards public sector reform and innovation:

• Guichet.lu, Ministry for digitalisation, Luxembourg
• Justice 3.0, Federal Ministry of Justice, Austria
• Destination Barcelona: Multilevel governance for the competitiveness and the decentralisation of tourism offer in the province of Barcelona, Barcelona Provincial Council, Spain
• Digital Justice & Justice Folder, Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts, Spain
• One Stop Shop in Catalonia, Government of Catalonia, Ministry of Business and Labor. Business Management Office, Spain
• SEDIPUALB@ Public Digital Administrative Management Platform, Diputación de Albacete, Spain
• Decidim. Free open-source participatory democracy for cities and organisations, Barcelona City Council, Spain
• Units of Support for High Performance in Schools, Directorate-General of Education, Portugal
• Digital for Reconstruction Grants, USRC (Special Office for the Reconstruction of the municipalities of the “Seismic Crater”), Italy
• The public policy planning and evaluation area, Instituto Andaluz de Administración Pública. Junta de Andalucia, Spain
• “My City, My Future” to “Co-Create, Co-Manage”, Nilüfer Municipality, Türkiye
• Public Research Infrastructure Database: Research and Innovation through Open for Collaboration in Austria, Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) (in German: Bundesministerium für Frauen, Wissenschaft und Forschung (BMFWF)) Austria
• IdroGEO – The Italian web platform on landslides and floods, Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research – ISPRA, Italy
• Digital sustainability: Contribution of technology to the green and digital transition in the city of Madrid, Madrid City Council / Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Spain
• Together for Better, a New Funding Model for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector, Department of Children Disability and Equality, Ireland