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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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Depot.Bike
Prague, Czech Republic

Depot.Bike

Improving Prague’s environment one delivery at a time
City Partnership Initiative
Warsaw, Poland

City Partnership Initiative

The first national URBACT-style programme for cities
Horizon 2030
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Horizon 2030

Localization of global development milestones and international best practices.
PRODA - the Agri-Food Development Program
Neuquén Province, Argentina

PRODA - the Agri-Food Development Program

PRODA works with low-income women and families in the self-sufficient production of food and the strengthening of the family economy.
Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program

This programme uses micro-credit loans and provides business training to alleviate poverty and unemployment in the city of Addis Ababa.
Social clauses in public procurement for sustainable employment
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Social clauses in public procurement for sustainable employment

Amsterdam uses public procurement to support its young people at risk of exclusion to obtain a formal engineering qualification and work experience. It combines training measures with creating job placements specifically for this target group.

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Cork, Ireland

Ronan Gingles

Individual
Buenos Aires, Argentina

General Directorate for Urban Regeneration

Institution | The General Directorate for Urban Regeneration projects integrates urban works in public space, implements plans for the comprehensive enhancement of said areas and assists in the execution of the projects carried out.
Daphne Gondhalekar
Munich, Germany

Daphne Gondhalekar

Individual | Urban planning researcher
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Alfredo Corbalan

Individual | Expert - international and european affairs related to urban development
Alejandro Flores
Cordoba, Argentina

Alejandro Flores

Individual | Jefe del Departamento de Planificación, Dirección de Planeamiento Urbano, Municipalidad de Córdoba
Amman, Jordan

Islam Almaani

Individual | Guide