The kick-off meeting of the INNLocal project

Playtest Session Highlights Innovative Educational Tool from INNlocal Project On Friday, 28 March, a playtest session was held as part of the INNlocal Project – Innovation in and through Local Governments, focusing on the trial of an educational game designed to promote learning in local governance. The session involved students from a master’s program in…

Co-Designing Skills for the Future: Microcredentials Workshop Sets the Tone for INNlocal Conference. The II European (Local) Public Innovation Conference opened on September 16, 2025, at the Silesian University in Opava with a workshop fully dedicated to microcredentials. The session was led by Cláudia S. Costa, Inês Barbedo, and Ana Gonçalves from the Bragança Polytechnic…

The INNlocal project was present at two major academic and technological events in Bragança. Firstly, it took part in the activities of In2CoP, which took place from 27 to 31 January 2025. At this event, entitled ‘Conference on International Co-operation in Higher Education – Multicultural Co-creation for Future Societies’, INNlocal stood out for its contribution…

INNlocal brings innovation game to Alijó in hands on session with municipal staff. On 10 April, the INNlocal project travelled to Alijó for a working session designed to spark new thinking within local public administration, engaging municipal staff in an afternoon of experimentation and collaborative problem solving. The session opened with a short introduction to…

Learning Innovation, One Microcredential at a Time. How can micro-credentials help strengthen innovation in local public administration? This question was at the heart of a co-design session held at INA, I.P., where IPB, in partnership with INA, I.P., brought together local civil servants for a forward-looking discussion within the INNlocal project. Built around active methodologies…

Innovation in local public governance is taking the spotlight in 2026 — and we want you with us. Join the III European (Local) Public Innovation Conference, the flagship event of the INNlocal project, bringing together academia, local governments, civil society, and innovation leaders to rethink the public services of the future. Over three days, we’ll…