Decide Madrid | Public Institutions

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

The city of Madrid has put in place a virtual participation platform in 2015 which facilitates several types of participatory processes, including the following: (a) ideation forum: any resident can present a proposal to improve the city;(b) consultations: before carrying out certain actions, the City Council consults residents about the criteria that should be followed or gives them the opportunity to choose between alternative projects; (c) participatory budgeting: the City Council reserves a specified amount of money for projects proposed and voted on by residents.

Country

Spain

Institution

City of Madrid