Participatory budget laboratory
Civic participation
Completed
mazowieckie
Warszawa
Association of Polish Cities, Poznań, Poland
2014-10-01 - 2015-12-18
374 146,27 PLN
332 316,27 PLN
participatory budgeting
Project description
In recent years, the participatory budget (PB) has become a very popular mechanism in Poland. During the past four years alone, in the period between the launch of the first PB process at a local government in Poland (2011) and the kick-off of the project in the autumn of 2014, the number of PB processes carried out in Poland has gone up significantly (157 municipalities implemented the PB procedure). Unfortunately, these mechanisms very often failed to meet basic standards.
The aim of the project was to reinforce local governments, NGOs and active citizens engaged in the implementation of PB within their communities through the supply of tools and expertise that ensure compliance of PB practices with the standards. Within the project people from more than 60 Polish municipalities have developed knowledge and skills for implementation of increasingly well-rounded BP processes. They have also learned from each other about more reflective approach to the application of participatory mechanisms.
Educational meetings were dedicated to the exchange of experiences pursued by representatives of public administration, non-governmental organizations, local authorities and active citizens who take interest in PB-related subjects – both for those with municipality background and others, who are only planning on going live with it. At five municipalities Shipyard has reinforced processes for development of local PB models with active contribution from the local community. Three publications were developed about practical aspects of BP implementation (use of ICT tools, evaluation and various solutions which may be put in place across various stages of the procedure), as well as a website that serves as a repository of data about Polish PB processes.
Partners: Institut de Govern Publiques (Barcelona) – helped in evaluation of PB and ICT tools that support BP processes worldwide, and the Association of Polish Cities – delivered expertise in terms of administration’s perspective of the BP mechanism and reached local governments throughout Poland with information about the project and its deliverables.
We use the grant for capacity building
The aim of the project was to reinforce local governments, NGOs and active citizens engaged in the implementation of PB within their communities through the supply of tools and expertise that ensure compliance of PB practices with the standards. Within the project people from more than 60 Polish municipalities have developed knowledge and skills for implementation of increasingly well-rounded BP processes. They have also learned from each other about more reflective approach to the application of participatory mechanisms.
Educational meetings were dedicated to the exchange of experiences pursued by representatives of public administration, non-governmental organizations, local authorities and active citizens who take interest in PB-related subjects – both for those with municipality background and others, who are only planning on going live with it. At five municipalities Shipyard has reinforced processes for development of local PB models with active contribution from the local community. Three publications were developed about practical aspects of BP implementation (use of ICT tools, evaluation and various solutions which may be put in place across various stages of the procedure), as well as a website that serves as a repository of data about Polish PB processes.
Partners: Institut de Govern Publiques (Barcelona) – helped in evaluation of PB and ICT tools that support BP processes worldwide, and the Association of Polish Cities – delivered expertise in terms of administration’s perspective of the BP mechanism and reached local governments throughout Poland with information about the project and its deliverables.
