Selecting the Right Software for Supporting Participatory Budgeting in Local Government – Reviewing Suitable Solutions

Achim Reiz; Michael Fellmann; Lotta-Maria Sinervo; Annukka Heinonen

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Selecting the Right Software for Supporting Participatory Budgeting in Local Government – Reviewing Suitable Solutions

Achim Reiz, Michael Fellmann, Lotta-Maria Sinervo, Annukka Heinonen

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Participatory Budgeting (PB) empowers the constituents to decide on how to spend a part of the public money. The citizens create proposals, which are then (if they are within the given rules of the PB) voted on by the public. It is believed that PBs strengthen democracy and increase the efficiency of public spending. Information and communication technology (ICT) can support these PB initiatives. There are several software solutions available for implementing a PB. However, picking the right solution is far from an easy task as the solutions are as diverse as the needs and possible requirements of administrations. This paper scrutinizes different solutions in aiming to provide support for aspiring municipalities in selecting the right PB software. The following work sheds light on the differences between the available software solutions. First, we shortly describe the applications and then lay out the tested capabilities of the software. Afterward, we show the fulfillment level of these capabilities and present an excel tool for making individual, informed decisions. The paper is concluded with a description of the tool selection process in two Finnish municipalities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Electronic Governance and Open Society
Subtitle of host publication	Challenges in Eurasia - 8th International Conference, EGOSE 2021, Proceedings
Editors	Andrei V. Chugunov, Marijn Janssen, Igor Khodachek, Yuri Misnikov, Dmitrii Trutnev
Publisher	Springer
Pages	105-118
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-04238-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-04237-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04238-6_9
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	International Conference on Electronic Governance and Open Society - ITMO University, St Petersburg, Russia/Online, St Petersburg, Russian Federation Duration: 24 Nov 2021 → 25 Nov 2021

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Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	1529 CCIS
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

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Conference	International Conference on Electronic Governance and Open Society
Country/Territory	Russian Federation
City	St Petersburg
Period	24/11/21 → 25/11/21

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Reiz, A., Fellmann, M., Sinervo, L-M., & Heinonen, A. (2022). Selecting the Right Software for Supporting Participatory Budgeting in Local Government – Reviewing Suitable Solutions. In A. V. Chugunov, M. Janssen, I. Khodachek, Y. Misnikov, & D. Trutnev (Eds.), Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia - 8th International Conference, EGOSE 2021, Proceedings (pp. 105-118). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1529 CCIS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04238-6_9

Reiz, Achim ; Fellmann, Michael ; Sinervo, Lotta-Maria et al. / Selecting the Right Software for Supporting Participatory Budgeting in Local Government – Reviewing Suitable Solutions. Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia - 8th International Conference, EGOSE 2021, Proceedings. editor / Andrei V. Chugunov ; Marijn Janssen ; Igor Khodachek ; Yuri Misnikov ; Dmitrii Trutnev. Springer, 2022. pp. 105-118 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Reiz, A, Fellmann, M, Sinervo, L-M & Heinonen, A 2022, Selecting the Right Software for Supporting Participatory Budgeting in Local Government – Reviewing Suitable Solutions. in A V. Chugunov, M Janssen, I Khodachek, Y Misnikov & D Trutnev (eds), Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia - 8th International Conference, EGOSE 2021, Proceedings. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1529 CCIS, Springer, pp. 105-118, International Conference on Electronic Governance and Open Society, St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 24/11/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04238-6_9

Selecting the Right Software for Supporting Participatory Budgeting in Local Government – Reviewing Suitable Solutions. / Reiz, Achim; Fellmann, Michael; Sinervo, Lotta-Maria et al.
Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia - 8th International Conference, EGOSE 2021, Proceedings. ed. / Andrei V. Chugunov; Marijn Janssen; Igor Khodachek; Yuri Misnikov; Dmitrii Trutnev. Springer, 2022. p. 105-118 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1529 CCIS).

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Reiz A, Fellmann M, Sinervo L-M, Heinonen A. Selecting the Right Software for Supporting Participatory Budgeting in Local Government – Reviewing Suitable Solutions. In V. Chugunov A, Janssen M, Khodachek I, Misnikov Y, Trutnev D, editors, Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia - 8th International Conference, EGOSE 2021, Proceedings. Springer. 2022. p. 105-118. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-04238-6_9

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