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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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Seoul , South Korea

No-Driving Day Campaign: One Day per Week

The No-Driving Day initiative is a campaign based on the citizens’ voluntary participation to drive less and use public transport more.
Andernach – The Edible City
Andernach, Germany

Andernach – The Edible City

Not only is the city of Andernach creating more quality in public spaces, but with useful plants and extensive greening measures, it is providing a healthy town climate and promoting crop plant diversity while providing a welcome change in the menu for its citizens into the bargain.
Ghent en Garde
Ghent, Belgium

Ghent en Garde

Co-creative food governance for impact
The CHAOS Challenge
Oulu, Finland

The CHAOS Challenge

The City of Oulu has developed a community-driven model for generating and testing creative solutions to city problems.
Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo
Medellín, Colombia

Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo

Inhabitants of a former informal settlement are supplied with clean water, sewage, and waste disposal.
Revitalization of Namur-De la Savane area
Montréal, Canada

Revitalization of Namur-De la Savane area

Addressing urban sprawl by sustainable transformation of vacant land.

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Sikho Msomi
Durban, South Africa

Sikho Msomi

Individual | Director
Delhi, India

Kanha Kanha R Godha

Individual | Lead Planner
Léa Macia
Marseilles, France

Léa Macia

Individual | Master's student at ESCP Business School in the Program International Sustainability Management
Alejandra Rivera

Alejandra Rivera

Individual | Built Environment Global Programme Manager
Lisbon, Portugal

Elena Hernandez

Individual | Research Fellow
Lahore, Pakistan

Mishel Ijaz

Individual | Project Coordinator