Volta Redonda : des demandes de quartier aux priorités du budget participatif
Une étape de budget participatif au Brésil pose une question concrète : parmi les besoins déjà exprimés, lesquels traiter en premier ?
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Volta Redonda: de las solicitudes vecinales a las prioridades del presupuesto participativo
Una etapa del presupuesto participativo en Brasil plantea una pregunta concreta: de las necesidades ya presentadas, ¿cuáles deben atenderse primero?
Volta Redonda: das demandas dos bairros às prioridades do Orçamento Participativo
Uma etapa do Orçamento Participativo em Volta Redonda traz uma pergunta concreta: entre as necessidades já apresentadas, o que precisa vir primeiro?
Bundestagul respinge un consiliu cetățenesc: de ce contează mandatul
Moțiunea 21/8189 a fost respinsă la 8 octombrie 2026. Ce propunea, ce nu dovedește votul și cum se leagă consultarea de decizie.
Bundestag rejects a citizens’ council: why its mandate matters
Motion 21/8189 was rejected on 8 October 2026. What it proposed, what the vote does not prove and how consultation connects to decisions.
Colombia Participa 2026: citizen participation through verifiable results
Colombia has opened the eleventh edition of its national citizen participation award, with ten categories. What the announcement says—and what it does not yet prove.
Colombia Participa 2026: participarea cetățenească, privită prin rezultate verificabile
Colombia a deschis ediția a 11-a a premiului național pentru participare cetățenească, cu 10 categorii. Ce anunță apelul și ce nu dovedește încă.
Exemple Internaționale de Modernizare a Democrației
Estonia a implementat un sistem de e-guvernare care facilitează accesul online la majoritatea serviciilor publice. Islanda a promovat participarea cetățenilor în rescrierea constituției, iar Suedia a adoptat bugete participative locale. România poate învăța din aceste modele pentru a îmbunătăți democrația, transparența și implicarea cetățenilor.
Digital India Needs Digital MP
The parliament of South Africa is currently exploring the possibilities of using a chatbot to help their MPs. The inter-parliamentary union states that this chatbot is expected to assist decision-makers in determining the status of bills, resolutions, queries, and more. These bots would also address queries such as, “Where is the meeting location?” or “Has my trip been approved yet?”
Activism & Protests
Clicktivism has become associated with the eroding of physical or embodied participation constituting the traditional means of offline activism (Bakardjieva, Svensson & Skoric 2012). Have you ever seen a Facebook post about a touching story of someone who needs help and you liked the post because if you… ”
How NOT to do digital democracy
I found this in my junk mail, and I’m not marking it safe for future, but here it is: So I click and get to this other page: And I am wondering if they are announcing the date of the vote, only one day before, when was the debate time? What is a vote without … Read more
To Fix Tech, Democracy Needs to Grow Up
…” Calls to “democratize technology” ring hollow when both systems seem to be failing. The key is realizing that democracy is not yet in its final form.
…”As we deal with everything from surveillance to space travel, we desperately need ways to collectively negotiate complex value trade-offs with global consequences, and ways to share in their benefits.
Is Digital Media Undermining Citizenship?
“Media theorist Elizabeth Losh explains how politicians’ digital strategies appeal to the same fantasies of digital connection, access, and participation peddled by Silicon Valley.
