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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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Eco Efficiency policy
Quito, Ecuador

Eco Efficiency policy

Building a sustainable city around the existing public transport system
Campus Rütli
Berlin, Germany

Campus Rütli

The Campus Rütli is both a concept and a place for promoting the education and social inclusion of underpriviledged children and adolescents
Digitaal.Talent@Gent
Ghent, Belgium

Digitaal.Talent@Gent

Collaborating with public libraries to unlock the digital potential of citizens.
Participation for Neighborhood Improvement and Co-existence
Heredia, Costa Rica

Participation for Neighborhood Improvement and Co-existence

This project aims towards neighborhood improvement by combining upgrading of public space with capacity building.
Energy efficient refurbishment at Berlin's Märkisches Viertel neighbourhood
Berlin, Germany

Energy efficient refurbishment at Berlin's Märkisches Viertel neighbourhood

The Märkisches Viertel neighbourhood in Berlin has become Germany’s largest low energy settlement due to the energy efficient conversion of 13,500 apartments.
Walkable Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

Walkable Helsinki

How citizen engagement and collaboration can make cities more walkable

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Julius Menge
Berlin, Germany

Julius Menge

Individual | Commercial Transport
Bernardo Ribeiro
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Bernardo Ribeiro

Individual | Internationalization Specialist
Hamid Isfahanizadeh
Mashhad, Iran

Hamid Isfahanizadeh

Individual | Director of International Cooperation Office
Lomé, Togo

Johnson Afogbe

Individual | Consultants
Kate Joseph
Johannesburg, South Africa

Kate Joseph

Individual | Specialist Research
Leipzig, Germany

Kaveri Gaikwad

Individual | Student