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Closing the Digital Divide

An interview with citizen participation expert Adrià Duarte (UCLG), exploring how cities can use digital tools to strengthen local democracy, and put human rights at the centre of digital transformation.

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration

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Cycle-Lane Network Seville
Seville, Spain

Cycle-Lane Network Seville

The main step towards a bicycle friendly infrastructure in the City of Seville was a city-wide cycle-lane network.
Glasgow Green Wardens scheme: Greening the council and boosting employability
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow Green Wardens scheme: Greening the council and boosting employability

Glasgow gives employment opportunities in the green sector to people with a low employability profile through a traineeship scheme with the city council.
Werkstadt Junges Wien (Young Vienna Workshop)
Vienna, Austria

Werkstadt Junges Wien (Young Vienna Workshop)

A participative process to develop a Children and Youth Strategy for Vienna.
Urban Micro Parks
Fortaleza, Brazil

Urban Micro Parks

Transforming degraded land into useable public space
BIM-IFC territorial cartography: democratizing high-quality spatial information
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

BIM-IFC territorial cartography: democratizing high-quality spatial information

The Barcelona Metropolitan Area offers high-quality 3D BIM territorial models in open IFC format - free and accessible to everyone.
Digital transformation of public procedures
Cordoba, Argentina

Digital transformation of public procedures

An e-government reform to improve municipal services.

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Gothenburg, Sweden

Daniela Ölmunger

Individual | Development manager
Nils Scheffler
Berlin, Germany

Nils Scheffler

Individual | Urban planner & developer
City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award

Institution | Urban Award
Madhumita
Den Haag, Netherlands

Madhumita

Individual
Karin Silvana De Poortere
Bogotá, Colombia

Karin Silvana De Poortere

Individual | Arquitecta, MSc Urban development planning
Aris Moro
London, United Kingdom

Aris Moro

Individual | Knowledge and Partnerships Manager