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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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Closing the Digital Divide

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.
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Global State of Democracy 2025

Global State of Democracy 2025

Democracy on the move
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Digital Democracy - Call for Content

Digital Democracy - Call for Content

The Transformative Force of Digital Democracies
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e-sabha app

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.
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C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration
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Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima
Colima, Mexico

Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima

This project helped implement a strategic plan for reducing fragmentation and spatial disparities, and increasing local capacity building
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Leeds 2023
Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds 2023

Connecting the city through culture and creativity
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Inside Out
Antwerp, Belgium

Inside Out

The city of Antwerp has turned the challenge of integrating refugees into the labour market into an opportunity to transition to a circular economy.
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INCREDIBOL! Bologna’s Creative Innovation
Bologna, Italy

INCREDIBOL! Bologna’s Creative Innovation

The city of Bologna has implemented an innovative scheme to provide support for the cultural and creative industries.
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Llobregat&Co
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Llobregat&Co

Promoting nature-based solutions through collaboration and gamification
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The CHAOS Challenge
Oulu, Finland

The CHAOS Challenge

The City of Oulu has developed a community-driven model for generating and testing creative solutions to city problems.
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City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award

Institution | Urban Award
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Karim Charef
Greater Montreal, Canada

Karim Charef

Individual | Urban planner, Architect.
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Medellín, Colombia

Andrés Fernandez

Individual | Public Relationship
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Germán De Giobbi
Montevideo, Uruguay

Germán De Giobbi

Individual | Profesor de Educación Física
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Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Tiana Xavi

Individual | Head of International Relations
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Brussels, Belgium

Tomas Teleky

Institution | Head of Office
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