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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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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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Sustainable Montreal plan
Montréal, Canada

Sustainable Montreal plan

The Sustainable Montreal plan provides a shared framework and action plan for citizens, local business and partner organizations to build long-term sustainability for the city.
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Wijk aan zet (Neighbourhood in Action)
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Wijk aan zet (Neighbourhood in Action)

A new electoral model for local governance
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Girls Leadership programme
Mashhad, Iran

Girls Leadership programme

Empowering young women to take leadership roles in urban sustainability and civic engagement.
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Start Wien – Providing new migrants in Vienna with comprehensive support for their integration
Vienna, Austria

Start Wien – Providing new migrants in Vienna with comprehensive support for their integration

New migrants are provided with the most important information about life in Vienna as early as possible in their mother-tongues to help them find their way around the city.
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Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Seoul , South Korea

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a multiple complex to house a center for the design and fashion industry and a history and culture park.
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South African / Swedish partnership on air quality
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

South African / Swedish partnership on air quality

The City of Gothenburg and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality share experience and knowledge to improve their air quality.
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Washington, D.C., United States

FRANK SZOPINSKI

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Werner Jann

Individual | Public Administration and Public Policy
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Tehran, Iran

Behdad Abdollahi

Individual | International Co-operations
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Islamabad, Pakistan

Masroor AHMAD

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Berlin, Germany

Dorlies Radike-Thiel

Individual | EU Advisor Vocational Training
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Aydée Aydée Corrales Cruz
Cali, Colombia

Aydée Aydée Corrales Cruz

Individual | Economist, Advisor to the Mayor on Food Security/Zero Hunger,
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