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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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Masterplan Solarcity Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Masterplan Solarcity Berlin

The City of Berlin aims to be climate-neutral by 2045
Programa Tô Legal
São Paulo, Brazil

Programa Tô Legal

Empowering informal workers and fostering entrepreneurial growth.
Girls Leadership programme
Mashhad, Iran

Girls Leadership programme

Empowering young women to take leadership roles in urban sustainability and civic engagement.
The electric vehicle capital
Oslo, Norway

The electric vehicle capital

With 60% of emissions in Oslo coming from the transport sector, encouraging people to use electric vehicles (EVs) has the potential to make a real difference. In 2008, Oslo adopted a ten-point plan to reduce CO2 emissions, to which the large scale introduction of EVs plays a big part.
Local strategies to implement national energy efficiency schemes in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Local strategies to implement national energy efficiency schemes in Newcastle

Through building partnerships between the public and private sectors, the city of Newcastle has improved the energy efficiency of its housing stock, decreased fuel poverty and created jobs and training opportunities for vulnerable young people.
DARAJA
Nairobi, Kenya

DARAJA

The Inclusive City-Community Forecasting and Early Warning Service

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Christer Andersen

Individual
Tokyo, Japan

Yuta Nihei

Individual | Student
Ricardo Garcia
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Ricardo Garcia

Individual | Architect - Intern in Metropolis
Miguel Rodrigues
São Paulo, Brazil

Miguel Rodrigues

Individual | CEO
Berlin, Germany

Janick Banyuaji Ellwein

Individual | Policy and Planning Officer
Montevideo, Uruguay

NELSON Fernandez

Individual | International Relations