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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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Social Management of Habitat at informal settlements
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Social Management of Habitat at informal settlements

In Buenos Aires, residents of informal neighbourhoods are encouraged to take an active role in the physical and social transformation of their own habitats.
heritage x design
Eindhoven, Netherlands

heritage x design

Time travel in the city of Eindhoven
Urban Solid Waste Management in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Urban Solid Waste Management in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte

An inter-federation model make feasible for the municipalities to manage their waste in an integrated way.
Community-Driven Housing and Informal Settlement Upgrading
Gobabis, Namibia

Community-Driven Housing and Informal Settlement Upgrading

Addressing the urgent informal settlement crisis in Namibia
Wijk aan zet (Neighbourhood in Action)
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Wijk aan zet (Neighbourhood in Action)

A new electoral model for local governance
Linköping Carbon Neutral 2025
Linköping, Sweden

Linköping Carbon Neutral 2025

In 2011 the Municipal Council adopted its long-term climate goal to make Linköping a carbon-neutral community by 2025.

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Lattuca Antonio Luis
Rosario, Argentina

Lattuca Antonio Luis

Individual | Ing. Agr. Mcs en Agroecología
Harrison Barrett
Sydney, Australia

Harrison Barrett

Individual | Postgraduate, Urban Management and Planning, Western Sydney University - Para Planner, Bradfield Development Authority
Johanna Roth
San Francisco, United States

Johanna Roth

Individual | Program Associate at Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)
Brussels, Belgium

Tomas Teleky

Institution | Head of Office
Munich, Germany

Günther Langer

Individual | Diplom Geograph
Ghent, Belgium

Emma Moerman

Individual | Student