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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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Leeds 2023
Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds 2023

Connecting the city through culture and creativity
Sendai for Startups
Sendai, Japan

Sendai for Startups

Supporting entrepreneurs through social innovation.
Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative
Delhi, India

Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative

The Urban renewal project taken up by the Aga Khan Foundation revitalizes and unifies various segregated heritage sites around Humayun's tomb and Sunder nursery.
Growing a social and solidarity economy to regenerate neighborhoods in Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Growing a social and solidarity economy to regenerate neighborhoods in Barcelona, Spain

The city of Barcelona has implemented a social and solidarity economy (SSE) approach to tackle the growing inequalities among the cities different districts.
Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plans
San Francisco, United States

Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plans

Through zoning and land-use regulation, this program fosters balanced development of affordable housing and light-industries
Sustainable Urban District Vauban
Freiburg, Germany

Sustainable Urban District Vauban

A former derelict site is developed into a residential district through an integrated approach

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Bogotá, Colombia

Melissa Zamora Pardo

Individual | Political Scientist
Ramin Keivani
Oxford, United Kingdom

Ramin Keivani

Individual | Head of School of the Built Environment - Oxford Brookes University
Nelson Brito
Lisbon, Portugal

Nelson Brito

Individual | architect / researcher
London, United Kingdom

Bethany Mickleburgh

Individual
Ricardo Garcia
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Ricardo Garcia

Individual | Architect - Intern in Metropolis
John Crawford
Auckland, New Zealand

John Crawford

Individual | Process Engineer