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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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Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima
Colima, Mexico

Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima

This project helped implement a strategic plan for reducing fragmentation and spatial disparities, and increasing local capacity building
Museum in the City
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Museum in the City

The City of Eindhoven revolutionises heritage through bold transformation
Gabriel Peri Square – Management of a public space to ensure sustainable social integration
Grand Lyon, France

Gabriel Peri Square – Management of a public space to ensure sustainable social integration

The City of Lyon has instituted action to secure the public space at Gabriel Peri Square using uniformed mediators to facilitate long-term social cohesion.
Auld but not Reekie – transforming transport energy use in Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Auld but not Reekie – transforming transport energy use in Edinburgh

Edinburgh's municipal bus company, Lothian Buses, is going a long way to combat this image with ‘Auld but not Reekie’, an initiative that by the end of 2014 will see 65 hybrid buses in service and 45 buses retrofitted with low emissions exhausts.
Digital Governance and Smart Service Delivery
Siddharthanagar, Nepal

Digital Governance and Smart Service Delivery

e-government platforms are transforming citizen-government interactions.
Renta Tu Casa
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Mexico

Renta Tu Casa

A municipal programme renting empty, privately owned homes to vulnerable groups excluded from the housing market.

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World Habitat
Coalville, United Kingdom

World Habitat

Institution | International charity and awards organisation
André Francisco Pilon
São Paulo, Brazil

André Francisco Pilon

Individual | Associate Professor (Senior)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ted van der Klaauw

Institution | Lecturer
Pierre Sarr
Dakar, Senegal

Pierre Sarr

Individual | Statisticien
Berlin, Germany

Nicola Humpert

Institution | Coordinator Pilot project SDGs in Berlin
Adam Pantelimon
Edmonton, Canada

Adam Pantelimon

Individual | Architect, Urbanist, Urban Designer