Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Satnam Singh Sandhu has launched an AI-enabled web portal aimed at transforming citizen engagement by enabling the collection and analysis of public opinions, ...

By Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC)The establishment of the Ghana Gold Board, commonly referred to as GoldBod, under the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140), represents perhaps the most ...

How extraordinary is this step—and does it signal a long-term strategic shift in US policy toward Latin America? Ulrich Brand: It seems that a new strategy is emerging in US foreign policy. In the ...

Participatory budgeting, which allows residents to have a say in government spending, continues to grow around the world. The ...

Now that 2026 is here, effective budgeting should be less about rigid plans and more about adaptability.

When organizations use the wrong budgeting posture for their state, they get misaligned leadership behavior, delayed ...

By working together with nonprofits, funders can identify the greatest needs and bridge gaps to serve the greater good.

As Observer’s Elisa Carollo wrote earlier this month, “February’s cultural calendar is packed with options; collectors ...

Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Office of Participatory Budgeting announced the voting phase for Ideas in Action, the City’s participatory budgeting initiative. Over 1,200 ideas were ...

Three candidates are vying in the Aug. 5 primary election for the Democratic nod in Tucson’s Ward 6 City Council race. Come November, that ward will have new representation for the third time in less ...

Discover how command and mixed economies differ, focusing on government control vs. private sector influence, supply and demand, and economic growth strategies.