The kick-off meeting of the INNLocal project

INNlocal fosters innovation in Chaves through a working session with local civil servants. The INNlocal project held a working session in Chaves, dedicated to exploring new approaches to innovation in local public administration. The session brought together local civil servants from Chaves City Council for an activity that combined an institutional presentation with participatory dynamics,…

The countdown has begun — the official programme for the III European (Local) Public Innovation Conference is now available. Over the course of the conference, we will bring together researchers, practitioners, public leaders and local government representatives to explore new ideas, share experiences and discuss how public Innovation can be strengthened at the local level….

Innovation Journey presented at the II European (Local) Public Innovation Conference in Opava. On 18 September 2025, the INNlocal Project – Innovation in and through Local Governments showcased its dialogical card game – Innovation Journey – during the II European (Local) Public Innovation Conference, hosted at Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic. For the first…

From Classroom to Territory: INNLocal Launches a New Challenge-Based Learning Session. The INNlocal project held another Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) session, this time focused on the municipality of Mogadouro. The activity brought together students from the Polytechnic University of Bragança in an active learning experience connected to real local contexts and developed in collaboration with local…

Learning by engaging with place, people, and real public challenges. INNlocal students are currently working on the ground in the city of Miranda do Douro, advancing the local challenges they have been developing within the project’s Challenge-Based learning framework. Following earlier moments of exploration and problem framing, this phase places students in direct contact with…

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the II. European (Local) Public Innovation Conference, which will take place in September 16–18, 2025, at Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic. This hybrid conference is part of the INNlocal project, aiming to explore and promote innovation in local public administration. We invite researchers, practitioners,…