Module · Services for residents and businesses

Participatory budgeting

Proposals from residents, validation, public voting, results.

The module lets residents and companies take part directly in local decision-making: submitting development project proposals, debating and voting on them transparently, validation by the council's specialist committee, and publication of the results.

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A participatory budgeting project proposal in the Smart Digital City platform

A project proposal submitted by a resident: description, estimated budget and location on the map.

What changes in local decision-making

Participatory budgeting becomes a documented, verifiable process rather than a paper form — from proposal to implemented project, with a public audit trail.

The process is public and verifiableEvery step has a date, an owner and evidence
Results are published automaticallyOnce the selection stage is complete
Proposals are visible on the mapLocated where the investment is proposed

What you can do

Running participatory budgeting rounds, from proposal to winning project.

Configurable rounds

Stages, periods, budget allocated, status, default image and supporting documents.

Submission without an account

The option to submit without a user account, configurable for each round.

Proposal form

Name, category, image, estimated budget, duration, beneficiaries, description, public benefit and the actions required.

Technical and legal validation

Proposals are forwarded automatically to the validation committee.

Public voting

Registered users vote on the proposals during the configured voting period.

Discussion with the community

A moderated comments section on each project.

Winning projects

The winners are displayed automatically once the selection stage is complete.

Location on the map

Proposals appear geospatially, on the interactive map of the locality.

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  • A view of the approval workflow, with approvers, departments, dates and the order of steps
  • The list of proposals submitted per round, with status and validation outcome
  • Reports on voting results, the project ranking and participation indicators
  • A dashboard with the number of proposals, votes cast, winning projects and implementation status

How it works

From opening the round to publishing the winning projects.

1

RoundStages, periods and budget allocated

2

ProposalAn online form, with estimated budget and location

3

ValidationThe specialist committee checks it technically and legally

4

DebateModerated comments on each project

5

VoteThe configured voting period, registered users

6

ResultsWinners published and tracked through to implementation

What you get as standard

The module is not just an interface. It arrives configured in its standard version, ready to use from day one.

  • forms
  • workflows
  • registers
  • reference data
  • document templates
  • business rules
  • validations
  • notifications
  • reports
  • dashboards
  • access rights
  • audit

Native integrations

Participatory budgeting is embedded in the council structure and in the budget cycle.

The Local council module, in whose menu structure it is embedded
The Budget module, for rounds and the sums allocated
The interactive map, for locating proposals
The notifications component, for stages, validations and results

Part of the same platform

Participatory budgeting is not a separate application. It uses the same resident accounts, the same documents and the same notification and audit mechanisms as every other module.

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How to get started

You don't have to digitise the whole institution at once.

START ONE

You start directly with this module: Participatory budgeting, the public-facing portal and the tools it needs to run.

START PRO + PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING

If you already have the digital foundation — resident accounts, documents, workflows — the module is activated on top of it, with no migration.

Want to see how Participatory budgeting would work in your administration

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We'll walk you through a complete round, from configuring the stages to publishing the winning projects.