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September 30, 2020

Event report: PB In a Digital World

September 30, 2020/ Admin
Event report: PB In a Digital World

Read about our PB in a Digital World online workshop held on 25th August 2020.

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September 30, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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participatory budgeting, Event, digital pb, learning event reports
September 15, 2020

New national PB Strategic Group launches – hear from its Chair

September 15, 2020/ Admin
New national PB Strategic Group launches – hear from its Chair

A new group has been setup to support the development of participatory budgeting across Scotland.

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September 15, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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September 11, 2020

Resilient Ferguslie Park hungry for more participation 

September 11, 2020/ Admin

See how participatory budgeting has been used in Ferguslie Park and the impact its made to the local community.

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September 11, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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September 08, 2020

New podcasts on PB in Scotland

September 08, 2020/ Admin

The Democratic Society has published a series of new podcasts which explore how participatory budgeting has been used across Scotland.

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September 08, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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August 05, 2020

Learning event: Participatory Budgeting in a Digital World

August 05, 2020/ Admin

This online learning event will explore digital approaches to PB.

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August 05, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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July 22, 2020

People Powered: New organisation supporting PB & more launches

July 22, 2020/ Admin

People Powered is a new organisation to support participatory democracy across the globe.

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July 22, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
Reports & Ideas
July 17, 2020

Politician calls for PB in France's €100bn Covid-19 recovery

July 17, 2020/ Admin

A French politician has called for participatory budgeting to part of how the country recovers from the impact of Covid-19.

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July 17, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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June 17, 2020

Opinion: PB can give citizens a stake in the Covid-19 recovery

June 17, 2020/ Fiona Garven, SCDC Director

Fiona Garven, SCDC Director, shares her thoughts on how we can use participatory budgeting to support our Covid-19 recovery

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June 15, 2020

Survey results: PB and the Covid-19 recovery

June 15, 2020/ Admin

We recently asked PB Scotland Network members their thoughts about how PB has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak and what opportunities we might see as we move to the next phase of the recovery.

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June 15, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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June 04, 2020

North Ayrshire ADP moves voting online for £60k PB process

June 04, 2020/ Admin

A decision day event planned for Saturday, April 18 at Ardrossan Civic Centre was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and voting will now take place online.

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June 04, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
News
May 26, 2020

Survey: PB and Covid-19

May 26, 2020/ Admin

As the Covid-19 crisis continues we want to find out your thoughts and ideas about the impact this outbreak is having on PB in Scotland.

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May 26, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
May 21, 2020

Creating online spaces for deliberation

May 21, 2020/ Admin
Creating online spaces for deliberation

A recent co-produced paper by The Democratic Society and Australia’s newDemocracy Foundation highlights useful components and exercising that can be used when taking deliberation ‘online’.

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May 21, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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May 20, 2020

Pupil Equity Fund guidance sees PB in focus

May 20, 2020/ Admin

The Scottish Government has published the guidance for the Pupil Equity Fund 2020-21, featuring a statement on how schools can use PB to engage children and young people in decision making.

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May 20, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
Reports & Ideas
May 19, 2020

Celebrate Kilmarnock: Bounce Back Better

May 19, 2020/ Admin

In this piece, Tony Bone from Celebrate Kilmarnock reflects on how we can create a new normal of empowerment and participation in the wake of Covid-19.

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May 19, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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May 12, 2020

Designing text-based tools for digital deliberation

May 12, 2020/ Admin
Designing text-based tools for digital deliberation

This article explores some of the pros and cons when designing online deliberation tools.

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May 12, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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April 30, 2020

How digital tools can keep democracy going during lockdown

April 30, 2020/ Admin
How digital tools can keep democracy going during lockdown

Nesta share the digital tools that can keep democracy going during lockdown.

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April 30, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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March 30, 2020

Now more than ever, we must trust our communities

March 30, 2020/ Admin
Now more than ever, we must trust our communities

After the release of a £350 million Scottish Government fund to support welfare and wellbeing, David Reilly writes on the role of Participatory Budgeting in building trust, resilience and ensuing community priorities guide our new investments.

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March 30, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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democracy, pandemic, blogs
March 20, 2020

Share your PB experience in a new survey from a University of Strathclyde student research project.

March 20, 2020/ Admin

A University of Strathclyde student research project wants to hear your PB experience in this new survey.

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March 20, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
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March 17, 2020

Glasgow and Fife featured as Democracy Pioneers

March 17, 2020/ Admin

Fife Council and Glasgow City Council have been heralded as Democracy Pioneers for their innovative work around participatory budgeting.

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March 17, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
News
March 11, 2020

PB 2020: Blacklands Community Kitty

March 11, 2020/ Admin
PB 2020: Blacklands Community Kitty

Application deadline for Blacklands Community Kitty is 19 April 2020.

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PB Scotland

Participatory budgeting in Scotland.

What is PB?

Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.

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