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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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Edinburgh Outdoors
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Outdoors

Edinburgh Outdoors is a digital service launched in February 2013 providing a new way for locals and tourists to enjoy Edinburgh’s parks and green spaces.
Brighton & Hove Affordable Food
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Brighton & Hove Affordable Food

Providing fresh local food to residents in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Greening The Grassroots in Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Greening The Grassroots in Petaling Jaya

Based on business and community participation, the Greening The Grassroots programme will assist with the transformation of Petaling Jaya into a low carbon city by 2020 with government support.
Silver Screen Festival
Frankfurt, Germany

Silver Screen Festival

Active aging – going to the movies
Morus Association: a grassroots approach to refugee integration
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Morus Association: a grassroots approach to refugee integration

A community-led initiative with multi-stakeholder support to facilitate the integration of refugees outside Turin in the Lanzo Valleys.
Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative
Delhi, India

Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative

The Urban renewal project taken up by the Aga Khan Foundation revitalizes and unifies various segregated heritage sites around Humayun's tomb and Sunder nursery.

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Berlin, Germany

Marlen Stebner

Individual
Rabat City
Rabat, Morocco

Rabat City

Institution | CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
Guangzhou, China

Yang Rongqian

Institution
Helsinki, Finland

Annalisa Tyrväinen

Individual | university student
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Tony Van Nuffelen

Individual | international relations
ANTONIOS KARVOUNIS
Athens, Greece

ANTONIOS KARVOUNIS

Individual | CIVIL SERVANT