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That's a wrap on 2025!

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Closing the Digital Divide

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.
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Global State of Democracy 2025

Global State of Democracy 2025

Democracy on the move
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Digital Democracy - Call for Content

Digital Democracy - Call for Content

The Transformative Force of Digital Democracies
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e-sabha app

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.
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C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration
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Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading in Cape Town

Violence prevention through urban upgrading; using social engagement and town planning as tools in fighting crime.
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Cultural policies with a perspective on gender equality
Montevideo, Uruguay

Cultural policies with a perspective on gender equality

Montevideo going forward in its cultural shift
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The Capucins eco-district
Brest, France

The Capucins eco-district

The Urban renewal of an industrial heritage site.
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Food security through urban agriculture
La Habana, Cuba

Food security through urban agriculture

Cuban society has successfully made the transition from an oil dependant society to create an organic self sufficient food system.
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Medellín’s Metrocable
Medellín, Colombia

Medellín’s Metrocable

An integrated and inclusive transport system to reduce marginalization of poor communities.
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REECH initiative
Liverpool, United Kingdom

REECH initiative

Through REECH, Liverpool works with a range of partners, including social housing providers and local authorities, to improve the energy efficiency of social housing and SME business premises in its most deprived communities.
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Michael Bell
Cape Town, South Africa

Michael Bell

Individual | Founder
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Vasco ACIOLI
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Vasco ACIOLI

Individual | Senior Public Policies Advisor - Urban Planner and Architect
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San Salvador, El Salvador

Karla Miranda

Individual | Subdirectora de Planificación e Investigación
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Washington, D.C., United States

Chris Moon

Individual | Researcher
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Andrés Scagliola
Montevideo, Uruguay

Andrés Scagliola

Individual | Political Scientist | Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat of Diversity | Intendencia de Montevideo
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Emre Akova
Düsseldorf, Germany

Emre Akova

Individual | Civil Engineer
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