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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 festival takes place on 5 June 2025 in Berlin.

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Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2025

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LATEST NEWS & UPDATES

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It’s Here: The 2025 Creative Bureaucracy Festival Programme

Discover the full programme of the festival 2025

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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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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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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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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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These Community Voting Winners and Jury Favourites are coming to Berlin

Our six Community Voting Winners and two Jury Favourites

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This year at the Hertie School: The Young Bureaucrats Event 2025

Take part in the Young Bureaucrats Event 2025

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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

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