City of Saint-Jean de Braye
Open Source Politics accompanied the city of Saint-Jean de Braye with the Decidim citizen consultation platform for the implementation of its participatory budget in January 2019.
Client: City of Saint John de Baye
Start date: December 2018
Platform URL: https://budgetparticipatif.saintjeandebraye.fr
Type of project: Participatory budget
The Project
In December 2018, the city of Saint-Jean de Braye launched the first edition of its participatory budget on the Decidim citizen consultation platform.
This participatory experience was a success, with 108 proposals, 47 projects validated and submitted to the citizens' vote, and 13 winning projects.
A second edition of the participatory budget is planned for October 2019.
Keys to success
- A kick-off party with the possibility to participate in the participatory budget in person.
- Face-to-face workshops to accompany users who are excluded from the digital world in using the platform.