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That's a wrap on 2025!

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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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São Paulo Public Innovation Labs
São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo Public Innovation Labs

São Paulo’s municipal government has created Public Innovation Labs to address complex policy and service issues through collaborative approaches and innovative methodologies.
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Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

Urban Poverty and City Consultation Process: Poverty Reduction Programme

The programme showed significant results in poverty reduction and creating employment.
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Walkable City Seoul
Seoul , South Korea

Walkable City Seoul

Showcasing the positive social, environmental and economic impact of a walkable city.
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Gender Justice Strategy
Bogotá, Colombia

Gender Justice Strategy

Shaping policy to create a safe, equitable and inclusive city for women.
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Re-discovering the Antonine Wall
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Re-discovering the Antonine Wall

World Heritage for community development
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Lisbon Local Development Strategy for Priority Intervention Areas
Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon Local Development Strategy for Priority Intervention Areas

This City of Lisbon strategy supports local projects and municipal partnerships that improve the social and territorial cohesion of deprived neighbourhoods.
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SAKA Abbas
Cotonou, Benin

SAKA Abbas

Individual | Sectoral Policies and Institutional Support Manager
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Berlin, Germany

Michael Färber

Individual | Officer Berlin Energy and Climate Protection Programme
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Lisbon, Portugal

Elena Hernandez

Individual | Research Fellow
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Berlin, Germany

Remon Henen

Individual | Civil Engineer
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Office of International Relations Shiraz Municipality
Shiraz, Iran

Office of International Relations Shiraz Municipality

Institution | City Administration
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Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Tiana Xavi

Individual | Head of International Relations
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