The International Observatory of Participatory Democracy (IOPD) Award “Best Practice in Citizen Participation” seeks to recognize innovative experiences in the field of participatory democracy, coordinated by local governments, which may be implemented in communities of all over the world. IOPD member cities may submit their candidacy to this award, which is presented annually as part of the IOPD Conference. An international jury is responsible for assessing applications and decides the winner.
IOPD member local governments can submit nominations between November 1st 2015 and January 15th 2016.
They should be sent by email to [email protected] and must include:
- Complete Award Application Form (Word format)
- Summary of Experience (maximum two pages in Word format)
- Photographs of the experience
- Optionally other documents: videos, summaries, reports...
Then you can download:
Calendar
- 1 November 2015 to 15 January 2016: nomination period
- Until 25 January 2016: validation of applications
- 26 January 2016 to 15 March 2016: jury evaluation period
- 15-18 March 2016: communication to the winner city
- 6 May 2016: Award Ceremony in Matola (Mozambique), on the occasion of IOPD 16th Conference, and publication of the Final Document.
Previous editions
- 1st Award, 2006: Processes and mechanisms for the inclusion of indigenous women in local management. Participatory Budget, Cotacachi (Ecuador)
- 2nd Award, 2007: Digital Participatory Budgeting, Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
- 3rd Award, 2008: The Guarda-Chuva Program: a model of risk management, Recife (Brazil)
- 4th Award, 2009: Community Neighborhood Improvement Program, Mexico City (Mexico)
- 5th Award, 2010: Participatory Budgeting, Rosario (Argentina)
- 6th Award, 2012: Neighborhood Plans, Madrid (Spain)
- 7th Award, 2013: Neighborhoods and areas of priority intervention, Lisbon (Portugal)
- 8th Award, 2014: Participatory Budgeting, Rural Public Services, Chengdu (China)
- 9th Award, 2015: Open City Council, Quart de Poblet (Spain)