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+# Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid city's government) eParticipation application
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/AyuntamientoMadrid/participacion.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/AyuntamientoMadrid/participacion)
+[![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/AyuntamientoMadrid/participacion/badges/gpa.svg)](https://codeclimate.com/github/AyuntamientoMadrid/participacion)
+[![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/AyuntamientoMadrid/participacion.svg)](https://gemnasium.com/AyuntamientoMadrid/participacion)
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+
+This is the opensource code repository of Madrid City government eParticipation website
+
+## Current state
+
+Development started on [2015 July 15th](https://github.com/AyuntamientoMadrid/participacion/commit/8db36308379accd44b5de4f680a54c41a0cc6fc6)
+
+The project is in its early stages. Features currently present in the code (and their names) are subject to change.
+
+## Tech stack
+
+The application backend is written in the [Ruby language](https://www.ruby-lang.org/) using the [Ruby on Rails](http://rubyonrails.org/) framework.
+
+Frontend tools used include [SCSS](http://sass-lang.com/) over [Foundation](http://foundation.zurb.com/) for the styles.
+
+## Configuration for development and test environments
+
+Prerequisites: install git, Ruby 2.2.2, bundler gem and PostgreSQL.
+
+```
+cd participacion
+bundle install
+cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
+cp config/secrets.yml.example config/secrets.yml
+bundle exec bin/rake db:setup
+RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake db:setup
+```
+
+Run the app locally:
+```
+bundle exec bin/rails s
+```
+
+Run the tests with:
+```
+bundle exec bin/rspec
+```
+
+## Licence
+
+Code published under MIT license (see [MIT-license.md](MIT-license.md))
+
+## Contributions
+
+See [CONTRIBUTING_EN.md](CONTRIBUTING_EN.md)