Johannes Helama, Project Manager, Micropolis Ltd., Open Agenda project, funded by the Ministry of Finance in Finland. Open Agenda combines inclusive strategic decision-making and the development of digital services into a single entity. It is important that citizens feel that their participation is meaningful, that it is not done for the administration, but to genuinely improve citizen's everyday lives. Micropolis Ltd. with expertise on green energy and environment in the municipality of Ii in Finland won the European Commission's RegioStars Award 2017 category in Energy Union / climate change.