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That's a wrap on 2025!

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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Rea Vaya - Bus Rapid Transit System
Johannesburg, South Africa

Rea Vaya - Bus Rapid Transit System

The Rea Vaya (‘we are going’) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system provides accessible, reliable and affordable public transport services for residents of Johannesburg and reduces the city’s C02 emissions.
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"I Will Centers" - Internet addiction prevention & intervention centers for children and youths
Seoul , South Korea

"I Will Centers" - Internet addiction prevention & intervention centers for children and youths

The goal of this initiative is to create Seoul as a healthy and safe area for children and adolescents in terms of internet use.
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Rennes Metropole: Inclusive employment through waste management
Rennes Metropole, France

Rennes Metropole: Inclusive employment through waste management

Rennes Metropole is using social clauses in public procurement for its waste management activities to tackle long term unemployment among low skilled people.
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Integrated planning of a shopping-centre
Graz, Austria

Integrated planning of a shopping-centre

The Murpark shopping centre combines economic benefits with a sustainable mobility concept.
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SIGeo: integrated geoinformation management
Niterói, Brazil

SIGeo: integrated geoinformation management

A unified GIS platform that improves territorial management and planning
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Open-source tools for action on the SDGs
Los Angeles , United States

Open-source tools for action on the SDGs

Advancing the SDGs by measuring local progress and building new partnerships for action.
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Arunava Sarkar
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Arunava Sarkar

Individual | Architect
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Mashhad, Iran

Mashhad Municipality Women Network

Institution | Municipality
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María del Carmen Sánchez Carreira
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

María del Carmen Sánchez Carreira

Individual | University Professor and Researcher
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Aazddine EL KASS
Rabat, Morocco

Aazddine EL KASS

Individual | Research student
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John Crawford
Auckland, New Zealand

John Crawford

Individual | Process Engineer
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Samer Bagaeen
Amman, Jordan

Samer Bagaeen

Individual | Urban Planner / Surveyor / Urban Designer
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