For the second consecutive year, the OIDP had been held the Second Distinction for Best Practices in Citizens’ Participation with the purpose of building a common space among all cities, local governments and all those municipalities that make of participation their working daily tool. At the same time this award wanted to release, spread and recognize all their processes. This project almost had been lasted one year since the process began in March 2007 with the opening of the nomination period and the constitution of the jury and ended in November with the publication of the resolution of the jury at the annual Conference OIDP.

During this second edition jury had been composed of one member of the Technical Secretariat, one member of the city host of the Conference, three members of the Coordination Committee (partners) and finally as well by nine collaborator members of OIDP. As a novelty, and because that was the second edition, OIDP had been added the winner and three of the experiences mentioned in the First Edition.

The jury evaluations had been based on the eligibility criteria that are well-established in the rules of the call.

Moreover one more year all the candidacies launched stood out for their own quality and interest. As well it is important to emphasize a high level of participation because this initiative has been led to a network enlargement since as a result of that process some cities have been joined to the OIDP.

RESULTS OF DISTINCTION II GOOD PRACTICE IN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

The international jury had agreed to grant the OIDP II Distinction for Best Practices in Civic Participation to the experience:

• Orçamento Participativo Digital (Belo Horizonte, Brasil)

• General Student Council of Val de Marne (Val de Marne, Francia)
  
  
• Local Agenda For Participation-ALAPAR, of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Regions
  
  
• Local development with citizen participation (Villa González, Dominican Republic)