The Today Public Policy Institute has honoured one of its founder members, Peter Serracino Inglott, by establishing an award in his name for civic thinking.

The Peter Serracino Inglott Award for Civic Thinking and Engagement will be awarded annually to any individual or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to civic thinking and engagement in a Maltese context.

Martin Scicluna, director general of the think-tank, spoke about the different types of projects that the award might recognise. These include the Maltese climbers of Mount Everest for their charitable work and courageous endeavour, Edward de Bono for his groundbreaking work on thinking skills, Ambassador Arvid Pardo for his initiative on the law of the sea and the heritage of mankind, and the Hospice Movement among others. “And Fr Peter himself, of course!” Mr Scicluna said.

Fr Peter, who passed away in 2012, was known as one of Malta’s foremost thinkers – a philosopher, theologian, academic, writer, mentor and priest. Reflecting the Aristotelian idea that thinking is completed by action, one of the areas closest to Fr Peter’s heart was civic participation and creative social innovation.

One of the founding members of the think-tank, he made a considerable contribution to various issues on the institute’s agenda.

The award will be announced in November and entrants for this year should be submitted by not later than June 30. For more information e-mail joseph.v.tabone@gmail.com.