San Francisco’s participatory budgeting internet-based system allows citizens to directly vote

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The role of technology in participatory democracy

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Participatory democracy has come a long way since its inception in Porto Alegre in Brazil back in the 1980′s.  Despite this progress however, the movement has not really gained traction in large, western democracies yet.  There are signs that this could change.