Participation Helps Social Policy-Making Be More Effective And Inclusive

by Participation Factory

Good policies and good political decisions cannot be made without listening to those who are directly or indirectly affected by these decisions. The creation of social policies and their subsequent monitoring and evaluation should be a process based on continuous dialogue with all stakeholders.  Participation enables the interaction between governments and relevant stakeholders which is

Five most frequent questions about CivicTech

by Participation Factory

What questions about CivicTech are asked most often?   For participation to be done well and effectively, one needs to use the right digital tools that allow communication with the citizens and stakeholders as well as the collection of feedback – the so-called CivicTech. Participation Factory has a lot of experience in this field and

Participatory budgeting: useful tool or just a fad?

by Participation Factory

International conference to celebrate 10 years of participatory budgeting in Slovakia   Is participatory budgeting merely a trend of the last few years or a process that’s useful and beneficial for everyone included? That was the question asked by the international conference in Bratislava, which took place last week from 24th to 25th June. It