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## What They Needed
In 2016, Barcelona's city government faced a question: how do you actually involve hundreds of thousands of citizens in making decisions together?
In [2016](https://www.ids.ac.uk/publications/decidim-barcelona-spain/), Barcelona's city government faced a question: how do you actually involve hundreds of thousands of citizens in making decisions together?
They could have bought software from a vendor. Plenty of companies sell "civic engagement platforms." But the city saw a problem with that approach: if the software that enables democracy is owned by a company, what happens when that company changes its terms, raises its prices, or disappears?
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- Dozens of cities across Spain
**The numbers in Barcelona alone:**
- Over 40,000 registered users
- [Over 40,000 registered users](https://participedia.net/case/decidim-participatory-budgeting-in-barcelona)
- More than 1.5 million visits annually
- Thousands of citizen proposals debated and implemented
But the numbers don't capture what matters most. Decidim changed *how* Barcelona makes decisions. The city's strategic plan was shaped by 10,000 citizen proposals. Neighborhood budgets are decided by residents. Policy isn't just announced—it's developed in the open, with input from the people it affects.
But the numbers don't capture what matters most. Decidim changed *how* Barcelona makes decisions. The city's strategic plan was [shaped by over 10,000 citizen proposals](https://www.ids.ac.uk/publications/decidim-barcelona-spain/). Neighborhood budgets are decided by residents. Policy isn't just announced—it's developed in the open, with input from the people it affects.
## What They Learned