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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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Preparing the Monrovia Slum Upgrading Initiative
Monrovia, Liberia

Preparing the Monrovia Slum Upgrading Initiative

Liberia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy initiates upgrading of five slums in Monrovia among its strategic priorities for poverty reduction
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Be circular - Be Brussels
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Be circular - Be Brussels

A call for projects encourages local entrepreneurs to develop creative business initiatives that use circular economy concepts with support from local government agencies.
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Paraná’s Water Basin Committees
Paraná, Argentina

Paraná’s Water Basin Committees

Local government and residents work collaboratively on an environmental renewal project.
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The Green Belt Pays de Béarn
Pau, France

The Green Belt Pays de Béarn

Supports local economies, bolsters food resilience and reduces the carbon footprint
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The International Building Exhibition and its “Climate Protection Concept Renewable Wilhelmsburg"
Hamburg, Germany

The International Building Exhibition and its “Climate Protection Concept Renewable Wilhelmsburg"

In 2005 Hamburg decided to support the redevelopment of the Wilhelmsburg neighborhood through hosting the International Building and the International Garden Show (IBA).
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Tango&Scan
Strasbourg, France

Tango&Scan

Creative cross sector innovation
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Tehran, Iran

Behdad Abdollahi

Individual | International Co-operations
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Rodrigo Ceballos Bisso
Cordoba, Argentina

Rodrigo Ceballos Bisso

Individual | General Director of International Relations and Cooperation - Municipality of Córdoba
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Soumaya Majdoub
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Soumaya Majdoub

Individual | PhD Researcher - Founder
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Anne Schmidt
Berlin, Germany

Anne Schmidt

Individual | Architect, urban designer, researcher
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Houston, United States

Maximilien Chong Lee Shin

Individual | Graduate student
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Alan Carvaho
Guarulhos, Brazil

Alan Carvaho

Individual | Municipal Policy Manager/ Lawyer
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