budget
Bürgerhaushalt Esslingen
In 2003, the budget programme for the city of Esslingen was discussed online in two steps. The website served citizens at once as a source of information and a discussion platform. The discussion itself is closed, but the discussion results can be found on the website.
Tags for this project: budget Esslingen finished Germany local politics moderated forum
Budgetsimulator Whochester Council
Whochester offers its constituents the opportunity to allocate budget resources independently in an online budget plan. The result shows which effects the citizens' fictitious budget plan would have for the city. The budget plan can be commented and sent to the Whochester CIty Council.
Tags for this project: active budget Delib local politics political simulation United Kingdom Whochester
Bundestag Forum Haushalt 2006
The parliamentary forum on the issue of the 2006 budget offers all citizens the chance to discuss the budget programme amongst themselves and with elected representatives (one from every party represented in Parliament), who present their positions at the opening of the discourse.
Tags for this project: budget Bundestag finished Germany unmoderated forum
Bürgerhaushalt Lichtenberg 2008
The Berlin borough Lichtenberg debates the municipal budget for the second time in an online moderated forum, where citizens have the opportunity to express suggestions or criticisms of the district’s budget programme and discuss them. The forum is combined with offline meetings in town halls.
Tags for this project: active Berlin budget Germany Lichtenberg local politics moderated forum Zebralog
1 Euro für Berlin
Berlin has huge debts. As the mayor failed in court to get financial help from other German counties, iDemokratie created a platform where Berlin citizens could donate money to the city themselves, even if it is only one euro. The project has collected a symbolical 2800 euro of the 60 Billion needed.
Tags for this project: active Berlin budget donation euro Germany iDemokratie
Bürgerhaushalt Hamburg
Several thousands of people participated in an online discussion about the budget of their county: Hamburg. They created a varitety of incentives for budget amplifications, which were presented to the regional parliament. The discussion took place in April and Mai 2006 and is now closed
Tags for this project: budget discussion finished Germany Hamburg local politics moderated forum TuTech Innovation
