The Children’s Portal has established a central digital platform that significantly simplifies the search and pre-registration process for childcare and early education facilities. At the same time, administrative processes for municipalities and provider organizations have become more efficient and transparent.
EBCONT played a key role in shaping both the concept and the implementation of the platform’s usability. A clearly structured layout, intuitive user guidance, and easy-to-understand processes were at the heart of the design approach. The goal was to make digital workflows as simple as possible—for families as well as for administrative bodies.
The award for the Province of Styria confirms that a consistent focus on usability and process quality delivers real results. Positive feedback from stakeholders and the high level of platform adoption demonstrate that modern service design can make a decisive contribution to the quality of public services.
Vesna Krnjic, Technical Project Lead for the Children’s Portal at the Province of Styria, emphasizes the importance of a “user-friendly platform for parents and guardians” and highlights that modern technologies ensure reliable use aligned with the needs of the target group. “We are absolutely delighted that the Styria Children’s Portal has been honored with the ‘Manage Instead of Administer’ Award 2025. This recognition confirms that we have successfully modernized administration and created real added value for citizens. My special thanks go to EBCONT—the professional and collaborative partnership on equal footing was key to the success of this project.”
We warmly congratulate the Province of Styria and all project partners on this well-deserved recognition and look forward to many more successful collaborations in the future.