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Save the Date: 5 June 2025 | Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin + Online

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THE LARGEST FESTIVAL FOR PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION.

Every year thousands of international participants from government, politics, civil society and other change-making organisations join the Creative Bureaucracy Festival and celebrate outstanding examples of innovative public administrations. The year started with the festival’s Digital Kick-Off Day on 13 March 2025. The live festival takes place on 5 June 2025 in Berlin.

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Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2025

Find out more about the upcoming festival in 2025

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Tickets

Join the festival in Berlin and secure your Early Bird festival ticket

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LATEST NEWS & UPDATES

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First Festival Programme Highlights

From trust to transformation – The first programme highlights of the festival 2025

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Would you like to help shape the future of working environments in the public sector?

Take part in the survey conducted by our festival partner, PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand

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The Digital Kick-Off Day Videos are online

Watch all Project Showcases, interviews and talks on our YouTube channel

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These Community Voting Winners and Jury Favourites are coming to Berlin

Our six Community Voting Winners and two Jury Favourites

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Send us your Feedback for the Digital Kick-Off Day 2025

Write us your feedback

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Get Ready for the Digital Kick-Off Day: Everything You Need to Know

The Digital Kick-Off Day Checklist

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The Community Voting is now open – have your say!

Join the Community Voting and vote for your favourite project!

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The Digital Kick-Off Day Programme is Live!

Discover the programme of the Digital Kick-Off Day on 13th March

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Get to Know the Festival Jury 2025

We’re thrilled to unveil the inspiring individuals who will help shape the next Creative Bureaucracy Festival year with us.

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The 2025 Call for Participation is now open

Submit Your Proposal: Call for Participation Open Until 6 December.

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ENS Students at Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2024

To reflect on the sessions and experiences at the festival, students prepared reports on a selection of talks that they visited.

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Is Creative Bureaucracy getting anywhere? (Publication)

At the 2024 festival, Laura Sobral released an inspirational step-by-step guide to creative bureaucracy.

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Sustainability in public procurement

A study reveals that only 13.7% of municipal contracts in Germany meet sustainability criteria.

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DARP workshops: Efficient funding management & sustainable school IT

Two free online workshops on efficient funding management and sustainable school IT.

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Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2024 Photos and Videos

Explore photos and videos from the Festival 2024 – relive the highlights!

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The Creative Bureaucracy Festival Awards 2024

The Creative Bureaucracy Festival Awards honour innovators within or associated with the public sector.

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Thank you Creative Bureaucrats!

Thank you for making the 7th Creative Bureaucracy Festival a huge success!

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Early Bird Tickets Now on Sale

As a special surprise and end-of-year gift, we’re thrilled to announce the opening of our ticket shop for the Creative Bureaucracy Festival

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Register Now for the Digital Kick-Off Day 2025

Start your festival journey and register for the Digital Kick-Off Day

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More News & Updates

I feel that you come to the Creative Bureaucracy Festival and you find your people. There's so many innovators here and people that you just want to connect and listen with, and you get inspired by.

Sophie Howe, Former Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, UK