La próxima encuentro en linea será uno en español. Estamos muy contentos de presentar el proyecto de participación ciudadana del ayuntamiento de Málaga.
Tendrémos dos presentaciones complementarias. Uno por Isabel Pascual Villamor, Directora General de Participación Ciudadana, Migración, Acción Exterior, Cooperación al Desarrollo, Transparencia y Buen Gobierno del Ayuntamiento de Málaga, que compartirá sobre los proyectos participativos de Málaga, sus lecciones y retos.
Nos contará sobre el uso de la plataforma, sobre el presupuesto participativo y nos enseñará practicas buenas, exitos sino también problemas que han surgido en cuanto a la implementacion de procesos participativos y incluir a las Malagueños.
La otra presentacion será dado por David Aurusa, de Enreda Coop, empresa certificada por CONSUL DEMOCRACY. Contará sobre el componente de la tecnología y los retos que surgen intentando adaptar procesos digitales a la realidad de los procesos participativos de un ayuntamiento grando como Málaga.
Sobre los Meet-ups
Los CONSUL Meet-ups son encuentros informales en linea con el objetivo de compartir conocimiento entre las usuarios de CONSUL DEMOCRACY, y para crear un espacio para aprender y ir mejorando los procesos participativos.
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The CONSUL DEMOCRACY Foundation in collaboration with the Landeshauptstadt München organises the next ConsulCon on 15-17 September 2026 in München, Germany.
After a succesful 2025 edition in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, this time the CONSULCON will be hosted by the city of Munchen, who is also an Ambassador-level sponsor or the CONSUL DEMOCRACY project.
The CONSULCON2026 will be a moment to dive deep issues relating to digital democracy, open source technology and democratic empowerment, but most of all to a moment to connect an ever-developing community and invite new members to join, exchange views and knowledge, and take a collective look forward into the near future.
This conference is for everyone having an interest in direct and participatory democratic models, digital platforms, open source technology, and all related topics. We especially welcome new faces into the community.
Save the date for an awesome three-day event on CONSUL DEMOCRACY, participatory democracy, open source technology and more! Expect demo runs, workshops on devising participation processes and empowering citizens in cities and regions in Europe, Latin America and Africa, sessions about open source technology and digital public goods, and keynotes about the democratic potential of it all.
When: 15 September – 17 September 2026
Where: Landeshauptstad Munich (Municipality of Munich), Agnes-Pockels-Bogen 33, 80992 München.
Programme: To be announced.
Tickets: Tickets are donation-based and open for sale now.
Call for session proposals: Open until 30 March 2026. Interested? Fill out the form below.
Travel and accommodation: Due to limited resource we are only able to cover the travel and accommodation expenses of the keynote speakers, not those of the session hosts.
The conference precedes the annual Oktoberfest in Munich by a couple of days. It is therefore highly recommended to book your stay as soon as possible.
Three recommended hotels:
– Wyndham Vienna House (organization committee and partner hotel)
– Olympiapark Living Hotel
– Ruby Lilly Hotel
Sponsors
Keynote speakers
Roman Huber
Programme
To be announced.
Call for session proposals
For the CONSULCON26 we are calling on our community, our networks and partners to cocreate the conference programme. We cordially invite government officials, civil society organizations, open source developer teams, tech companies and research teams and other related stakeholders to propose a session in one of the following categories:
- Dem talk (1 hour)
- Tech talk (1 hour)
- Panel exchange (1,5 hour)
- Workshop (1,5 hour)
The deadline for submitting proposals is 30 March 2026.
Examples of topics and themes we are interested in:
- A Workshop on how to devise a process of citizen participation
- A Panel exchange about participatory democracy case studies
- A Dem talk about (recent) histories of direct/participatory democracy
- A Tech talk about (the importance of) open source technology, especially for marginalized communities
- A Panel Exchange on the challenges and successes of open source ecosystems
- A Workshop on how to install and/or modify the CONSUL DEMOCRACY software yourself
- A Dem talk about the challenge of citizen participation inclusiveness
- A Panel exchange on the relation between participatory democracy, public trust and the rise of authoritarianism and extremism
- A Tech talk about new relevant advances in technology for citizen participation platforms such as AI
- A Dem Talk about political leadership and bureaucratic activism
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Video collection: CONSUL Meet-up recordings
An important pillar of building a community around the CONSUL DEMOCRACY software project is the CONSUL Meet-up series. There is the International Meet-up series and last year (2025) we’ve done Regional Meet-ups for the first time in Germany and the Netherlands.
On this page we publish the recordings of the presentations that were given during these Meet-ups; presentations by local or regional government officials and tech companies working with the CONSUL DEMOCRACY platform.
All video will be subtitled in English and Spanish.
11 December 2025
CONSUL Meet-up: 10 Years Decide Madrid
28 April 2025
CONSUL Meet-up: The Scottish Experience
7 October 2024
CONSUL Meet-up: Youth Participation in German Cities
20 February 2024
CONSUL Meet-up: The Mexican Experience
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Project dates and duration
Start date: 1 January 2024
End date: Continuous
Total duration: Continuous
This project is a core element of the work of the CONSUL DEMOCRACY Foundation and will go as long as resources are available.
Partners
This project is being developed by:
- Consul Democracy Foundation
Want to present your work in a Meet-up?
If you would like to present your work with CONSUL DEMOCRACY in an International or Regional Meet-up, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and we will get back to you swiftly.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀!
On 11 December we will be joined by Luis Rodriguez Vega and Fernando Peñin Ramírez of the Dirección General de Participación Ciudadana at Ayuntamiento de Madrid.What to expect?
We will dive deep into the participatory practices of Spain’s capital. We will learn about the status of its digital participation procceses and its hashtag#participatorybudgeting program, but participants will also gain a more comprehensive understanding of its wider participation project, its strengths and its challenges.After the presentation there will be ample time for questions and answers. This event is part of the international Meet-up series and will be held in English.
For registration, click the button below.
During the Meet-up we will address questions like:
- How is the Ayuntamiento de Madrid using the CONSUL platform?
- How is it embedded in the larger participatory project of Madrid?
- What are some of the results of the digital participation, from numbers of people to changing mentalities to government?
- How does the city make sure that people get involved in (digital) participation processes; how is it communicating?
- How is the participatory project of Madrid embedded in the city’s public administration and/or policy-making cycles?
- What have been the principal challenges for organizing successful participation over the past couple of years? How did/does the Ayuntamiento de Madrid deal with these challenges? What are the lessons learned?
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- Single Sign-On: OIDC
and SAML 
support - Polls: open-ended questions
- Legal: consent required for notifications
- Upgrades: Ruby 3.3, Rails 7.1, Node.js 20
- Many dependency/security updates, accessibility & UX fixes, new demo seeds, and test-suite improvements
For details, check the release notes and the changelog. You can also use the release discussion to give us feedback or ask questions about your upgrading process.
Thanks everyone for the continued support and contributions! 
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POWERED BY TWILIO SENDGRIDVideo Collection: How-to-use the CONSUL DEMOCRACY platform
Every software application needs instruction videos, which is why we publish short, subtitled and easy to follow instruction videos on how to use the CONSUL DEMOCRACY platform. The collection covers many aspects of the platform, ranging from creating simple polls to extensive multi-phase processes combining debates, proposals and collaborative documents, from customizing your homepage to managing roles and permissions to moderating content.
All video are subtitled in English and Spanish.
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Project dates and duration
Start date: 1 July 2025
End date: 1 December 2025
Total duration: 6 months
The project duration can be extended depending on the demand for additional videos.
Partners
This project is being developed by:
- Consul Democracy Foundation
More information
We have not covered everything because, well, the platform simply has too many functionalities to cover entirely. However, if there is a functionality that you would like to see a how-to-video on, we would very much like to hear from you. Please let us know by sending an email to [email protected].
Wat je kunt verwachten
Tijdens deze Meet-up NL duiken we in de casus van de provincie Friesland en het digitale participatieplatform Stim fan Fryslân, aan de hand van een presentatie van Rigt Kalsbeek, procesleider van Stim fan Fryslân. Hoe betrek je inwoners op een betekenisvolle manier bij participatietrajecten, specifiek die rondom taal- en culturbeleid? En welke rol spelen digitale tools als het Consul-platform in het versterken van de kwaliteit en effectiviteit van het proces?
In deze sessie verkennen we de meerwaarde én de grenzen van digitale participatie in een publieke context. We delen inzichten uit de praktijk, en nodigen uit tot vragen en dialoog. Wat vraagt het van overheden om écht ruimte te maken voor de stem van burgers? En hoe zorg je dat digitale participatie niet alleen breed, maar ook diepgaand is? Kom meeluisteren en praten over de lessen uit Fryslân – en wat die kunnen betekenen voor andere (toekomstige) Consul-gebruikers, gemeenten en provincies.
Er is de mogelijkheid om je alvast in te lezen: de VNG publiceerde onlangs een case study over digitale participatie bij de provincie Friesland.
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