Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

Process development and digital tools for participatory budgets.

City of Gothenburg’s Participatory Budgets 2025

2025.12.17 | Digital Citizen Participation, Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

The City of Gothenburg is collaborating with Digidem Lab to engage citizens digitally in decisions about local initiatives.

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Dialogues in Skärholmen

2025.04.23 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

Digidem Lab has collaborated with the City of Stockholm to carry out a citizen dialogue in Skärholmen.

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Gothenburg Municipality: Joint platform for Civic Participation

2025.04.23 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

The City of Gothenburg has invested in a shared digital tool to boost citizen participation. Digidem Lab has provided expertise and the Decidim platform to strengthen local democracy, enhance engagement, and unify processes across the city.

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New report on democratic innovations

2023.02.20 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

Digidem Lab contributes to international report on democratic innovations.

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The Botkyrka dialogue gives local residents a voice

2022.05.30 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

The Botkyrka Dialogue, which has been running since 2019, gives the residents of Botkyrka the opportunity to submit suggestions to politicians about things they would like to improve in their district and everyday life.

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COLDIGIT presented at Decidim Fest

2021.11.09 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

See Digidem Lab's presentation at DecidimFest

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Baltic Sea cooperation studies the effects of youth participation

2021.09.29 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

Over the past year, Digidem Lab, together with Transparency International in Lithuania and Estonia, has studied how youth participation and influence in decision-making are affected...

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Lundby Launches Participatory Budget: “Your Idea”

2020.08.28 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

Lundby is launching its participatory budget together with Familjebostäder, Stena Fastigheter, and FCH, with the school at the center of the process based on a proven international concept.

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School at the center of participatory budget in Lundby.

2020.05.01 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

The Lundby district is collaborating with local housing companies to pilot a participatory budget with the school at its center.

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Participatory budget in Gothenburg

2019.09.10 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

First participatory budget with Consul in Sweden.

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Participatory budget for residents

2019.08.01 | Participatory Budget and Citizen Participation

Process design and trainings for participatory budgeting for residents.

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