The kick-off meeting of the INNLocal project

Strengthening Local Innovation: INNlocal Represented by FEFAL at ANAFRE’s XX National Congress. The INNlocal project was represented by its partner Fundação para os Estudos e Formação nas Autarquias Locais (FEFAL) at the XX National Congress of ANAFRE – Associação Nacional de Freguesias, held from 30 January to 1 February 2026 at the Portimão Arena. Bringing…

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,…

On 7 June 2026, the Innovation Journey card game was presented to members of the Havířov City Council as part of the ongoing dissemination activities of the INNlocal – Innovation in and through Local Governments project. The session was facilitated by Pavel Tuleja, a member of the INNlocal project team from the Faculty of Public…

Bridging Research and Practice: INNLocal Engages PhD Students at the University of Minho On 27 February, the INNlocal was featured in the Seminar Course Unit of the PhD in Public Administration at the Universidade do Minho. The session, entitled “INNlocal – Between Scientific and Local Governance Practice,” explored how active research methodologies can effectively connect…

On 24–25 October 2025, a workshop focused on active learning and the development of an innovation culture in public administration was held at the training centre in Tábor, Czech Republic. The event was part of the INNlocal – Innovation in and through Local Governments project and was led by dr. Magdalena Chmelařová from the Faculty…