The International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) is a space open to all cities in the world and all associations, organizations and research centers interested in learning about, exchanging impressions and applying experiences of participatory democracy on a local scale with the aim of deepening the roots of democracy in municipal government.
On 15 September 2023, for the International Day of Democracy, the IOPD organised the webinar Local and regional governments
The city that agrees to host the 24th IOPD Conference will also be appointed President of the IOPD for 2025 and Co-President
The IOPD organised its 19th Conference in Iztapalapa in