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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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Penang Nature-Based Climate Adaptation Programme
Penang, Malaysia

Penang Nature-Based Climate Adaptation Programme

A comprehensive and collaborative approach, addressing the environmental and social dimensions of climate change
Conversion of a school building to a library in the area of Ostkreuz-Friedrichshain, Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Conversion of a school building to a library in the area of Ostkreuz-Friedrichshain, Berlin

The innovative and sustainable architectural concept applied to the District Central Library has delivered a new cultural meeting point for all generations that contribute to revitalizing the area.
m4guide - mobile multi-modal mobility guide
Berlin, Germany

m4guide - mobile multi-modal mobility guide

m4guide stands for an integrated communication and navigation system by which the user is led continuously from door to door. As a result, the m4guide increases the user's opportunities for mobility in the city.
Community-Driven Housing and Informal Settlement Upgrading
Gobabis, Namibia

Community-Driven Housing and Informal Settlement Upgrading

Addressing the urgent informal settlement crisis in Namibia
Werkstadt Junges Wien (Young Vienna Workshop)
Vienna, Austria

Werkstadt Junges Wien (Young Vienna Workshop)

A participative process to develop a Children and Youth Strategy for Vienna.
Andernach – The Edible City
Andernach, Germany

Andernach – The Edible City

Not only is the city of Andernach creating more quality in public spaces, but with useful plants and extensive greening measures, it is providing a healthy town climate and promoting crop plant diversity while providing a welcome change in the menu for its citizens into the bargain.

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rob Gringhuis

Individual | Manager Work and Income
Berlin, Germany

Saskia Lössl

Individual | Sustainability Manager
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Fay Al Khalifa

Individual | Assistant Professor
Mashhad, Iran

Mashhad Municipality Women Network

Institution | Municipality
Mohammad Taghi Rafiee
Esfahan, Iran

Mohammad Taghi Rafiee

Individual | Research
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Maria maria herrero canela

Individual | practioner / public servant