The applications were evaluated by a jury of experts after having passed a first stage of open evaluation through the PARTICIPATE OIDP platform. The aim of this initial phase is to give visibility to all the proposals, as well as to gather the opinions of the members on all the practices submitted.

The Jury decided to grant the 16^th IOPD Award to Greater Manchester Combined Authority for its "Legislative Theatre for GM Homelessness Prevention Strategy" experience.

A special mention was also given to seven other experiences that were highly valued by the jury:

• Barcelona (Spain): BCN Youth Forum
• Brussels (Belgium): Deliberative Commission
• Union of Dannieh Municipalities (Lebanon): Engaging the citizen to be part of the Emergency Response Plan to fight against COVID-19
• Florence (Italy): FirenzeProssima – Partecipa al Futuro
• Quintana Roo (Mexico): Citizen eye to tourism: prevention of corruption risks in the approval of tourism projects with environmental impact in the Riviera Maya
• Salvador (Brazil): Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan
• Sud-Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Fight against environmental degradation around a National Park: Case of Kahuzi Biega National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo

This recognition does not imply a reconsideration of the other nominations, some of which have also been highly valued by the jury.

The IOPD Technical Secretariat wants to thank all the local and regional governments that took the time and made the effort to present a nomination, along with all the institutions and partners that have helped us to share this initiative and the network’s collaborating members who, as the Jury, took part in the evaluation of all of the different experiences presented.