Participatory budgeting can be a powerful tool for councils to educate, engage, and empower citizens. This blog post is an excerpt from our Beginner’s Guide to Participatory Budgeting. Curious to learn more? Download it for free! What is a participatory budget? Over the years, participatory budgeting has become a buzzword...
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The London Borough of Newham has launched its consultation platform to include residents, businesses and shoppers in urban planning decisions. With the desire to include more Newham residents in the democratic and decision-making process, Newham launched a Democracy and Civic Participation Commission in 2019. From November 2019 to February 2020,...
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As you may know by now, “citizen participation” refers to the process of allowing citizens to participate in the public decision-making process. When it comes to citizen participation, the government usually decides the extent to which citizens’ opinions will be taken into account. After all, not all types of participation...
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Every month, we curate a list of interesting articles and thought pieces within the realm of Civic Tech and digital democracy. COVID-inspired tech innovations, AI and European regulations affecting privacy, and Londoners deciding on the usage of their data: data and tech were the talks of the town this month....
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