https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?topic=participatory-budgeting Major and notable news from organisations working on Participatory Budgeting across the Democracy Landscape, over the past year. Drawn from each organisation's curated, sourced timeline — not a firehose. en https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/assets/dodlogo_transparent.png https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?topic=participatory-budgeting https://consuldemocracy.org/2025/12/consul-conference-2026-munich/#:~:text=The%20CONSUL%20DEMOCRACY%20Foundation%20in%20collaboration%20with%20the%20Landeshauptstadt%20M%C3%BCnchen%20organises%20the%20next%20ConsulCon%20on%2015-17%20September%202026%20in%20M%C3%BCnchen%2C%20Germany. urn:uuid:5c1ebfab-7285-5a66-92d1-bc6ec2f2855f Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Major</strong> — Flagship conference/summit</p> <blockquote>The CONSUL DEMOCRACY Foundation in collaboration with the Landeshauptstadt München organises the next ConsulCon on 15-17 September 2026 in München, Germany.</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/consul-democracy/">Consul Democracy</a> · <a href="https://consuldemocracy.org/2025/12/consul-conference-2026-munich/#:~:text=The%20CONSUL%20DEMOCRACY%20Foundation%20in%20collaboration%20with%20the%20Landeshauptstadt%20M%C3%BCnchen%20organises%20the%20next%20ConsulCon%20on%2015-17%20September%202026%20in%20M%C3%BCnchen%2C%20Germany.">Source</a></p> <p><small>Germany · Democracy Apps &amp; Tools · Direct Democracy · Deliberative Democracy · Participatory Budgeting · E-Government · Citizens’ Assembly</small></p> Major Germany conference Democracy Apps & Tools Direct Democracy Deliberative Democracy Participatory Budgeting E-Government Citizens’ Assembly https://events.humanitix.com/radicalxchange-foundation-in-melbourne#:~:text=We%20are%20also%20excited%20to%20introduce%20you%20to%20the%20founding%20members%20of%20the%20new%20RadicalxChange%20Melbourne%20chapter urn:uuid:d52a8b28-6739-5dc5-88c6-77101127ca03 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Major</strong> — First chapter launch</p> <blockquote>We are also excited to introduce you to the founding members of the new RadicalxChange Melbourne chapter</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/radicalxchange/">RadicalxChange Foundation</a> · <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/radicalxchange-foundation-in-melbourne#:~:text=We%20are%20also%20excited%20to%20introduce%20you%20to%20the%20founding%20members%20of%20the%20new%20RadicalxChange%20Melbourne%20chapter">Source</a></p> <p><small>Australia · Collective Intelligence · Participatory Budgeting</small></p> Major Australia Collective Intelligence Participatory Budgeting https://www.labsus.org/2026/04/assisi-2026-la-bellezza-di-stare-insieme/#:~:text=Anche%20quest%E2%80%99anno%20ci%20siamo%20ritrovati%20ad%20Assisi%20per,pubblici%20e%20privati%2C%20Terzo%20settore%20e%20organizzazioni%20collettive. urn:uuid:02ddadf2-84ef-5291-b05a-c7ce10104b5d Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Notable</strong> — Flagship annual festival, second edition</p> <p>Translation: &quot;This year too we gathered in Assisi for the second edition of the &#x27;Festival for Shared Administration of Common Goods,&#x27; from 26 to 28 March, with the goal of building and strengthening relationships between citizens, institutions, public and private bodies, the Third Sector, and collective organisations.&quot; Over 350 people attended from across Italy, promoted jointly by the Municipality of Assisi, Labsus, and the University of Perugia&#x27;s Department of Political Sciences.</p> <blockquote>Anche quest’anno ci siamo ritrovati ad Assisi per la seconda edizione del “Festival dell’Amministrazione condivisa dei beni comuni”, dal 26 al 28 marzo, con l’obiettivo di creare e rendere sempre più solide le relazioni fra cittadini, istituzioni, enti pubblici e privati, Terzo settore e organizzazioni collettive.</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/labsus/">Labsus — Laboratorio per la Sussidiarietà</a> · <a href="https://www.labsus.org/2026/04/assisi-2026-la-bellezza-di-stare-insieme/#:~:text=Anche%20quest%E2%80%99anno%20ci%20siamo%20ritrovati%20ad%20Assisi%20per,pubblici%20e%20privati%2C%20Terzo%20settore%20e%20organizzazioni%20collettive.">Source</a></p> <p><small>Italy · Deliberative Democracy · Participatory Budgeting · Democracy Apps &amp; Tools</small></p> Notable Italy conference Deliberative Democracy Participatory Budgeting Democracy Apps & Tools