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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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Risk management and prevention
Marseilles, France

Risk management and prevention

This project used interdisciplinary cooperation and stakeholder involvement to implement a risk management system.
Fresh City Farms
Toronto, Canada

Fresh City Farms

Fresh City Farms is a for-profit social enterprise that operates market gardens in Toronto, providing pathways to farming for young people.
Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management
Cairo, Egypt

Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management

The Qalyubeya Governate aims to improve waste collection services in the Egyptian cities of Khosoos and Khanka, while simultaneously advancing the working conditions of the informal workforce who provide collection services.
The Bronx Creative District
Bogotá, Colombia

The Bronx Creative District

Revitalizing the city’s downtown area as a cultural and creative precinct
Youth Lead the Change: Participatory Budgeting Boston
Boston, United States

Youth Lead the Change: Participatory Budgeting Boston

Through this participatory budgeting program, youth had the opportunity to collect ideas for capital projects, distill those ideas into concrete proposals, hold a city-wide vote to determine which projects get funded, and directly determine how $1 million is spent to improve Boston for everyone.
Bridging social gaps with ecological restoration
Wuhan, China

Bridging social gaps with ecological restoration

The City of Wuhan has revitalized one of the most polluted areas of the city into an ecological space for citizens.

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Ramon Torra
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Ramon Torra

Individual | Architect_AMB General Manager
Municipality of Tehran
Tehran, Iran

Municipality of Tehran

Institution
Taipei, Taiwan

Maximilian Chen

Individual | Chief of International Affairs Division
Laura Valdés
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Laura Valdés

Individual | Head of Policy
Jordan Griffiths
Gauteng , South Africa

Jordan Griffiths

Individual | Policy Advisor to the Mayor's Office
Cat Fletcher
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Cat Fletcher

Individual | Waste Prevention Expert