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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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REECH initiative
Liverpool, United Kingdom

REECH initiative

Through REECH, Liverpool works with a range of partners, including social housing providers and local authorities, to improve the energy efficiency of social housing and SME business premises in its most deprived communities.
The Resilience Strategy of Montevideo
Montevideo, Uruguay

The Resilience Strategy of Montevideo

The Resilience Strategy of Montevideo is a strategic guide that seeks to prepare the city and its inhabitants, to face the diverse challenges that urbanization, climate change and globalization represent.
Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square
Berlin, Germany

Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square

The redesign and reconstruction of the Leopoldplatz Square took place between 2011 and 2013. The aim of the process was to explore solutions to existing conflicts on the square and to jointly find a way in which all space users would feel comfortable at Leopoldplatz without excluding certain groups.
C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model
Helsinki, Finland

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration
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.
Establishing a Food Policy Council
Bordeaux, France

Establishing a Food Policy Council

Uniting 130+ voices for food reform

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Tim Campbell
San Francisco, United States

Tim Campbell

Individual | Urban studies and planning
Andrés Scagliola
Montevideo, Uruguay

Andrés Scagliola

Individual | Political Scientist | Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat of Diversity | Intendencia de Montevideo
Thomas Kiwus
Berlin, Germany

Thomas Kiwus

Individual | Project Manager / Coach / NEW WORK Enthusiast
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Valentino Bellini

Individual | independent photographer
Gérard Le Bihan
Grand Paris, France

Gérard Le Bihan

Individual | Senior expert planning and urban design
Nouakchott, Mauritania

Adenane Djigo

Individual | Urban planning and climate change senior consultant