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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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Gender Mainstreaming in City Development
Berlin, Germany

Gender Mainstreaming in City Development

The program considers the needs of the different lifestyles existent in a city when planning urban development and building projects.
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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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Micro-Gardens in Dakar
Dakar, Senegal

Micro-Gardens in Dakar

Micro-gardening is a form of soilless horticultural production undertaken in small urban spaces, and contributes to the fight against food insecurity in Dakar.
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Berlin’s energy efficiency campaign “Berlin spart Energie”
Berlin, Germany

Berlin’s energy efficiency campaign “Berlin spart Energie”

The campaign "Berlin spart Energie" (“Berlin saves energy”) is an action-oriented network campaign aimed at widely communicating role models of Berlin's energy transition and climate protection.
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Risk management and prevention
Marseilles, France

Risk management and prevention

This project used interdisciplinary cooperation and stakeholder involvement to implement a risk management system.
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Santa Ana en Cleta
Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Santa Ana en Cleta

Women Leading the charge for sustainable change in the city's mobility culture.
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Cat Fletcher
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Cat Fletcher

Individual | Waste Prevention Expert
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Jakarta, Indonesia

widyaningsih-anastasia

Individual | Urban Designer
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São Paulo, Brazil

Mariana Leila Nascimento Collin

Individual | City manager
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Soumaya Majdoub
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Soumaya Majdoub

Individual | PhD Researcher - Founder
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Irene Navarro Solé

Individual | Environmentalist
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Berlin, Germany

Andreas Jaeger

Individual | Urban Planner & Policy Researcher
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