Chicago's 'Array of Things' is a collaborative effort among leading scientists, universities, local government, and communities to collect real-time data on the city’s environment, infrastructure, and activity for research and public use.
A joint effort between the Government of Afghanistan and the World Bank to to extend the reach of government services, spur development, and foster participation in civil society through the creation of gender-equal neighborhood-level community development corporations.
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 response to the 1994 Popular Participation Law mandating the decentralization of government processes, USAID implemented the Democratic Development and Citizens Participation project to strengthen local, community-based governance.
In Latin America,since 1996 Pasto municipiality of Colombia introduced a new system of participatory budgeting called `Cabildo Abierto ``or Open house, whose aims are to discuss issues and find an effective solution working together as a community. This project was successful, becoming the first democratic innovation in Colombia creating an...
