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	Computerized voting system for Participatory Budgeting in Ubatuba, Brazil an article by Portal R3 As of June 11, the municipality of Ubatuba has completed the stage of plenary deliberations for Participatory Budgeting in the eight regions of the city. The plenary sessions were a success and brought together hundreds of citizens to present their demands and elect councilors from each region. The plenary sessions were successful, bringing together hundreds of citizens to present their proposals and elect councilors from each region (Photo: Divulgação/PMU) * click on photo to enlarge Emphasis is placed on a computerized voting system for the management of the process of Participatory Budgeting, designed by a team of the Municipal Secretariat of Information Technology as a contribution to the technological development of the municipality. The functions of the system include accreditation of citizen, recording of the proposals, candidates for councilor and compilation and instantaneous dissemination of voting results. The system was fully developed by the secretariat staff using freely available programming languages, without the use of third parties and without cost to the municipality. According to Thiago Lamosa, Technical Director of Infrastructure and the secretariat responsible for the system, the project was designed to increase security and, especially, to make the plenary sessions more efficient and transparent. " "With the new system, we are able to give each of the project proposals and the counselor candidates equal importance, publicity and attention," says Lamosa. According to Peter Seno, municipal secretary of Information Technology, the next step will be to make the system available for voting on the Internet. "We will make the system available on the Web to enable all citizens of Ubatuba to participate in the process from their home, work or community. Thus, we extend the process of democracy and participation to reach all corners of the city." * (Click here for a Portuguese version of this article)		DISCUSSION Question(s) related to this article: Participatory budgeting, How does it work? * * * * * Latest reader comment: This discussion question applies to the following articles: Paraná, Argentina: vecinos votaron las propuestas para Presupuesto Participativo Paraná, Argentina: residents will vote on proposals to implement through the Participatory Budgeting Process The municipality of Alcoutim, Portugal, launches Participatory Budgeting Alcoutim lança Orçamento Participativo Municipal [Portugal] Participatory Budget 2014: Sunday will be the vote [Trenque, Argentina] Presupuesto Participativo 2014: el domingo será la votación [Trenque, Argentina] No reason to fear the people: Participatory budgeting in Brazil Sem medo de povo: Orçamento Participativo no Brasil Computerized voting system for Participatory Budgeting in Ubatuba, Brazil Sistema informatizado de votação  para Orçamento Participativo é destaque em Ubatuba, Brasil Participatory Budgeting for Youth in Rosario, Argentina Presupuesto Participativo Joven – Rosario, Argentina 3.500 personas participaron en etapa de diagnóstico del Programa Presupuesto Participativo [La Serena, Chile] 3,500 people take part in the diagnosis stage of participatory budgeting in La Serena, Chile. For more recent articles and discussion, click here.
This report was posted on July 13, 2014.