From: Yona Maro

This paper concerns the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as a strategy for reinforcing democratic processes -broadly defined as “electronic democracy” practices -and focuses on the use of ICTs in participatory democracy initiatives. By considering the experience of the e-Participatory Budgeting (ePB) in the city of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), the aim is to understand some of the possible prospects and limitations offered by ICTs in participatory processes at the local level. Given that citizen participation in the process of allocation of budgetary resources is becoming increasingly common in Europe and elsewhere, the Belo Horizonte case should be of particular interest to practitioners and academics working in the domain of eParticipation.
Link:
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/230822653_Beyond_Theory_e-Participatory_Budgeting_and_its_Promises_for_eParticipation
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