Primeiros passos com o Decidim
Decidim is a digital platform for
democratic participation and
community governance
Community Governance
For big or small organisations, discover how Decidim can help you to implement a democratic governance model.
Democratize Public Decision-Making
If your government is considering the implementation of participatory policies, discover how Decidim can help you make the case and turn those ideas into reality.
Is Decidim the right tool for you?
Decidim’s flexible features are designed to serve both small and large collectives, public and private organisations, with hundreds or thousands of potential users, such as city councils, associations, universities, NGOs or cooperatives.
And much more!
Decidim em uso
Learn how cities, governments, and organisations are already using Decidim in different ways and scenarios, with diverse purposes and stories. Check out some inspiring successful cases!
How to Start Using Decidim
To start using Decidim, you must install the application on a server. Because Decidim is built with Ruby on Rails, the installation requires a developer with experience in this framework.
You can get started in two ways:
Your organization has developers:
They can install Decidim by following the steps in the official documentation site.
Read the installation guideYour organization does not have developers:
You’ll need a tech company to install, configure, and maintain Decidim. We recommend working with a local provider or choosing one from our official partners page.
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Quem está por trás da plataforma?
Metadecidim is the community that collaborates in the design of the platform and the development of the project. Together we design and create new features and report bugs for continuous improvement of the platform.
The Decidim Free Software Association is a democratic association for the governance of the Decidim community in charge of maintaining the source code.