INNlocal is pleased to announce that the submission deadline has been extended to 24 March 2026 for both abstracts and prototypes! The extended deadline provides an additional opportunity for scholars and practitioners to submit work aligned with the III European (Local) Public Innovation Conference’s thematic framework. Contributions are expected to engage with the core priorities…
From Territorial Cohesion to Public Innovation: INNlocal Featured at the Winter University on Communities and Development in Fornos de Algodres. Between 9 and 12 February 2026, Fornos de Algodres hosted the Winter University, scope of the Jean Monnet Chair POLMEDIA_EU, dedicated to Territorial Cohesion, Communities and Development, an initiative focused on discussing the challenges and…
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…
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…
Further details are now available for the III European (Local) Public Innovation Conference that will be held from 26 – 28 May 2026 at the School of Public Management, Communication and Tourism of Bragança Polytechnic University (EsACT-IPB) in Mirandela, Portugal, in a hybrid format. The III European (Local) Public Innovation Conference welcomes contributions that advance…
On 8 December 2025, the Faculty of Public Policies at Silesian University in Opava hosted the third workshop using the dialogical card game Innovation Journey, organised within the INNlocal – Innovation in and through Local Governments project. This session was specifically designed for students and focused on strengthening innovation-oriented thinking in public administration. Feedback from…