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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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ToNite
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

ToNite

An integrated and community-based approach to address urban security
Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Plan
Toronto, Canada

Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Plan

The highly participatory approach and its continuous integration of different city departments are outstanding features of this plan
The Green Line: Social Development Comprehensive Plan (La Línea Verde)
Aguascalientes City, Mexico

The Green Line: Social Development Comprehensive Plan (La Línea Verde)

The aim of the Línea Verde is to provide public spaces that contribute to enhance community life for more than 300,000 inhabitants living in the poorest area of the city.
Material recovery Facility at the New Delhi Railway Station
New Delhi - NIUA, India

Material recovery Facility at the New Delhi Railway Station

The Chintan recycling project at the New Delhi Railway Station manages tons of unsorted garbage every day and enables waste-pickers to carry out their livelihoods in a clean and dignified work environment.
Rainwater Harvesting Program - Cosecha de Lluvia
Mexico City, Mexico

Rainwater Harvesting Program - Cosecha de Lluvia

Improving water supply in areas with high rates of economic marginalization and water scarcity.
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Marketplace for Mobility ("De Verkeersonderneming")

Through two successive calls for tenders, De Verkeersonderneming looked for providers of mobility services that could provide peak traffic avoidance in the Rotterdam region.

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Alexander Mirescu
New York City, United States

Alexander Mirescu

Individual | CEO, RESILIENT/CITY, LLC
Ghent, Belgium

Lovis Somer

Individual
Berlin, Germany

Elodie Waroquier

Individual | M.A. International and European Governance
Andreas Marker
São Paulo, Brazil

Andreas Marker

Individual | geoscientist
Office of International Relations Shiraz Municipality
Shiraz, Iran

Office of International Relations Shiraz Municipality

Institution | City Administration
Istanbul, Turkey

Shayma Bakerli

Individual