Warsaw’s social consultation platform gives residents an online route to comment on matters affecting the city and their neighbourhoods. The city describes it as a place to find current consultations and take part by submitting a form, posting opinions or asking experts questions. The platform is built on Decidim, open-source software also used by other public institutions. 4
The current site presents consultations across topics including local plans, transport, public space, the environment, education and social policy. Its listing reports 1,001 consultations and includes both citywide and district-level processes; the supplied page excerpt shows examples from districts such as Śródmieście, Bemowo and Wola. The site also directs users to guidance on participating and contact details for consultation coordinators. [Page metadata supplied in the request]
The platform is one channel in a broader consultation process, rather than a substitute for in-person or other forms of participation. The city’s guidance says residents can review consultations online, submit their views and later read a report describing the opinions received and how they affected the final proposal. 2 The city’s 19115 guide characterises consultations as a way for municipal or district authorities to gather residents’ views, ideas and comments—not simply to inform them of decisions. 7
Warsaw has used an online consultation platform since at least March 2011, when the city announced its launch and planned initial consultations in Mokotów and Śródmieście. 5 A newer platform at the current address was launched in mid-2023, according to a 2023 city-status report; that report also identifies Decidim as its underlying software. 10 The available sources do not identify an individual project lead or provide a founding date for the current platform distinct from the earlier 2011 service.