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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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Visionary Vancouver: creating a welcoming and sustainable place for all
Vancouver, Canada

Visionary Vancouver: creating a welcoming and sustainable place for all

The City of Vancouver has been awarded in 2012 the Guangzhou Award for Urban Innovation in recognition of its Greenest City and housing affordability initiatives.
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Gender Mainstreaming in City Development
Berlin, Germany

Gender Mainstreaming in City Development

The program considers the needs of the different lifestyles existent in a city when planning urban development and building projects.
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Citizens’ Observatories in Bogota, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia

Citizens’ Observatories in Bogota, Colombia

Citizens’ Observatories are collaborative spaces where citizens voluntarily participate in a public request and accountability process, based on the implementation of the “District and Local Administration Follow-up Tool”.
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Design, Construction and Operation of Persian Gulf Martyrs’ Artificial Lake
Tehran, Iran

Design, Construction and Operation of Persian Gulf Martyrs’ Artificial Lake

The Persian Gulf Lake provides a new social and recreational area for the residents of Tehran, as well as for international visitors.
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RogLab
Ljubljana, Slovenia

RogLab

Promoting the innovative use of manufacturing technologies.
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Bridge Asset Management System
Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Bridge Asset Management System

Treating bridges as social capital
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Rome, Italy

BRANNI ANTONIETTA

Individual | Project manager
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Vineet Goyal
Hyderabad, India

Vineet Goyal

Individual | Director
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Istanbul, Turkey

NİZAMETTİN MANGIR

Individual | Environmental Engineer
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Atlanta, United States

Joanna Waliuba

Individual | Student
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Cork, Ireland

Ronan Gingles

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Berlin, Germany

Hadi

Individual | Architect
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