Continuous voting by approval and participation

TL;DR

This paper introduces a formal model and metrics for approval and participation indexes used to prioritize proposals in participatory decision-making, with practical application in Brazilian public health proposal processes.

Contribution

It formalizes the measurement of approval and participation indexes, a novel approach in participatory decision-making literature, and demonstrates their practical use in Brazilian public health proposals.

Findings

Indexes are formally defined and validated.

Application in Brazilian public health proposals.

Supports improved proposal prioritization.

Abstract

In finding the adequate way to prioritize proposals, the Brazilian participation community agreed about the measurement of two indexes, one of approval and one of participation. Both practice and literature is constantly handled by the experts involved, and the formalization of such model and metrics seems novel. Also, the relevance of this report is strengthened by the nearby use of these indexes by the Brazilian General Secretariat of the Republic to raise and prioritize proposals about public health care in open processes.