may news

Sustainability process

🚨 Attention! The deadline to participate in the sustainability, governance and management process has been extended until MAY 25th.
✅ On MAY 24th we'll celebrate a Community Meeting to discuss all these issues in greater depth

The outcome of this process will shape the future of Decidim, so it is essential that you participate by giving your opinion in the various open debates.

How can you participate?
💬 Leave your comment in any of the open debates and vote for the comments you agree with.
📅 Participate in the Community Meeting on 24 May at 17h (CEST).

And then what?
📝 The drafting team will write a draft based on the contributions made.

Everyone in the community is invited to participate!

Decidim on tour
Innovation and Policy Awards: On the 11th of May we will be in Warsaw presenting Decidim during a new edition of the Innovation and Policy Awards that this year focuses on technology and democracy. Our colleagues Arnau Monterde and Bru Aguiló will present Decidim and give a practical workshop.

Decidim Kids: Attention Barcelona! Come and get to know the DecidimKids module that allows, for the first time, the full participation of children from 8 to 13 years old in the Decidim platform. The session will feature the intervention of experts in child participation to work on what a digital participatory process aimed at children and adolescents should be like.
11th May
10:00 - 12:30
Canòdrom

Recommended reading

We can already share it✨ 𝐂Ó𝐌𝐎 𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐌. A guide for public administrations (Spanish)

A tremendously useful document both for those who have experience with Decidim and for those who are just starting out. Written by our colleague Xabier Baradiaran, co-founder of the project.

Decidim Hackathon in Paraguay
This post is highly recommended to know in depth the experience after the first hackathon on civic technologies based on Decidim that sought to develop demos of open source digital solutions for citizen participation in Paraguay. Organised by Tavarandu, the Innovation Programme for Participatory Governance, developed by the UNDP Acceleration Lab in Paraguay and Girls Code, in partnership with Decidim, the Autonomous University of Encarnación and the National University of Itapúa. 

Decidim Around the world

Democratie Brussels: Following a citizens' petition in Belgium, this deliberative citizens' assembly was born to make policies against urban noise. It is an excellent case of the use of feedback loops for participation. More info here.
Goteo Participa: The good people at Goteo have deployed a platform for democratic participation and community management. Check it out https://participa.goteo.org/

Big Sis's new web: The Directorate for Democratic Innovation, which hosts the Decidim project, launches a new website. Come in and find out about the magnificent work they are doing on free open technologies and participatory democracy.