Created by the government of British Columbia, Canada, the Assembly, made up of 160 randomly selected citizens, was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province.
In 2001 the Western Australian government designated $5.5 million (AUD) for the upgrade of Bassendean train station in Perth. This was part of a broader program to improve train stations and precincts. Several state and local government bodies worked together on an enquiry-by-design process.
In 2013 Bayside City Council in Victoria, Australia, commissioned a community panel of 30 citizens to deliberate on the Council's options for childcare. The main objective of the process was to decide whether the Council should continue to operate two childcare centres in Bayside and it came after the council...
Initiated by German President Christian Wulff, the BürgerForum (CitizensForum) 2011 was designed to get German citizens from all over the country involved in identifying the most important challenges currently facing German society. The forum is a multi-layered process using multiple forms of discussion and deliberation on different levels of government...
The first Citizens' Assembly organized by the non-profit Citizens' Forum (Fórum dos Cidadãos) in Lisbon deliberated a proposal to 'improve communication between citizens and politicians.' The outcomes were communicated to politicians and members of the public.
