Previously published at LAB-innovations -blog 8.4.2020: EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEMS FOR INNOVATIONS Picture 1. Participation requires a new kind of understanding and skillset from those working in municipalities. Methods and communication can be practiced and developed to make participation a natural part of everyday work. Photo: Annukka Heinonen. There are 310 different...
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Participatory budgeting in Russia – best practice from EmPaci project
Please read some best practice information on participatory budgeting processes in Russia provided by our EmPaci Interreg Baltic Sea Region project partner from Russia. In Russia the development of Participatory Budgeting (PB) started in 2007 with the emergence of the first practices of citizens' participation in decision making on budget...
NEWS FROM LAHTI EmPaci PILOT: Over 700 ideas given by inhabitants in Lahti PB pilot!
The participatory budgeting “PB” pilot in the City of Lahti is well underway and the initial – idea creation – phase has been successfully conducted. The city received 713 ideas from inhabitants on how to improve their home municipality. As can be expected from a traditionally sports oriented city, the inhabitants...
Participatory budgeting best practice from Bielsko-Biała
In the framework of our EmPaci Interreg Baltic Sea Reion project we would like to present the Bielsko-Biała Participatory Budget for 2021. We hope this could be good practice also for our Gdynia Municipality, during their PB in 2020. 31 January 2020 The President of the City of Bielsko-Biała...
EmPaci participatory budgeting news
The envelope for PB 2021 in Bielsko-Biała, our EmPaci Interreg Baltic Sea Region project partner is growing! The Mayor of Bielsko-Biała decided to allocate significantly more funds for the Participatory Budget of Bielsko-Biała in 2021. Currently, the participatory budget for 2021 amounts to PLN 10 million, of which PLN 1.6 million is...
