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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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Providence Talks
Providence, United States

Providence Talks

Providence Talks is an early childhood program that puts parents at the heart of their child’s cognitive development. It helps disadvantaged children close the achievement gap by increasing parent-child interactions at a critical age.
Model Street – making cities together
Nairobi, Kenya

Model Street – making cities together

A collaborative project supporting community-led design to improve public spaces.
One-stop model for provision of municipal services
Yiwu, China

One-stop model for provision of municipal services

An initiative to assist businesspeople navigating life in Yiwu.
ToNite
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

ToNite

An integrated and community-based approach to address urban security
Parches Verdes – Lungs for Life
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

Parches Verdes – Lungs for Life

An active restoration program to improve ecosystem connectivity
Community capacity building programme
Vilnius, Lithuania

Community capacity building programme

Caring for heritage together

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Anindita Anindita Mitra
Seattle, United States

Anindita Anindita Mitra

Individual | Sustainability Planner and Designer
Paul James
Melbourne , Australia

Paul James

Individual | Professor of Globalization and Cultural Diversity, University of Western Sydney
fatma
Grand Paris, France

fatma

Individual
Berlin, Germany

Janick Banyuaji Ellwein

Individual | Policy and Planning Officer
Tena, Ecuador

ISRAEL GUTIERREZ

Individual | technician
Christopher Swope
Washington, D.C., United States

Christopher Swope

Individual | Journalist