Interactivity and policy cycle within Electronic Participatory Budgeting: a comparative analysis

Abstract

Resumo Contemporaneamente, verifica-se a apropriação de tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) por iniciativas que têm como meta a participação cidadã, cujo exemplo emblemático é o orçamento participativo digital (OPD). O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar plataformas de OPD, buscando identificar seus modelos de interatividade e avaliar quão profícuas são as funcionalidades oferecidas em termos políticos no sentido de transmissão de informação política, formulação da agenda pública, emissão de opinião, negociação da diferença e tomada de decisão política. Essa análise possibilitou enquadrar as ferramentas disponibilizadas em seis níveis de interatividade, com base nas variáveis nível de controle do receptor e direção da comunicação, e identificar a quais modelos de OPD as diversas funcionalidades correspondem, bem como quais fases do processo decisório e do ciclo de políticas públicas são contempladas em cada experiência em foco. Foram desenvolvidos estudos de caso em perspectiva comparada, buscando contemplar a diversidade de formatos de OPD existentes.

Digital Citizens’ Feelings in National #Covid19 Campaigns in Spain

“…The themes around which discussion revolves are subjects of great political, economic and social importance, of interest for all of society. This shows the influence between citizens and the political agenda (5). Four main thematic hubs are identified: "Politics," "Messages to Society," "Defense of Occupational Groups" and "Education.…”

“…The earliest examples can be found in government initiatives to strengthen digital participation through the generation of a deliberation and decision-making process that enabled citizens to decide how public spending was budgeted (electronic participatory budgeting). Governments around the globe and cities like New York, Madrid and Paris ran electronic participatory budgeting initiatives [5].…”

Digital citizens’ feelings in national #Covid 19 campaigns in Spain

“…The themes of this discussion are of great political, economic, and social importance, and of interest to all of society. They highlight the impact of communication between citizens and the political agenda [ 5 ]. Four main thematic hubs have been identified: ‘Politics’, ‘Messages to Society’, ‘Defence of Occupational Groups’ and ‘Education’.…”

“…The earliest examples of this can be found in those government initiatives, aimed at strengthening digital participation through deliberation and decision-making processes, which enable citizens to decide how public spending is allocated (electronic participatory budgeting). Governments worldwide, and official administrations in cities like New York, Madrid and Paris, run electronic participatory budgeting initiatives [ 5 ].…”

Participatory Budgeting Case Studies throughout the Ages: A Longitudinal, Thematic, Systematic Literature Study

“…It shapes communities, to say the least. Hence, it is also important for communities to shape public budgeting practices and their potential outcomes (Irene Buele, 2020) (Sylvia Iasulaitis, 2019). Participatory budgeting (or PB in short) is seen as a way through which such public involvement in budgeting can be facilitated.…”