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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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Coding Dreams in Vilas and Favelas
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Coding Dreams in Vilas and Favelas

A training program to prepare the city's vulnerable population for roles in the information technology sector.
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Gothenburg Recycling House: A circular economy enterprise as the first step into the labour market
Gothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg Recycling House: A circular economy enterprise as the first step into the labour market

Gothenburg’s ‘Recycling House’ produces and sells recycled and upcycled items to promote the circular economy. It also provides highly vulnerable people with an opportunity to test their work readiness in a safe setting.
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Intelligent Transport System
Moscow, Russia

Intelligent Transport System

ITS is an integrated system for monitoring and managing road traffic and public transport.
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São Paulo Public Innovation Labs
São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo Public Innovation Labs

São Paulo’s municipal government has created Public Innovation Labs to address complex policy and service issues through collaborative approaches and innovative methodologies.
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Pierre-Dansereau Park
Montréal, Canada

Pierre-Dansereau Park

A network of sustainable public spaces
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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
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Montréal, Canada

Guy Grenier

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Varshney Madhukar
Delhi, India

Varshney Madhukar

Individual | Smart City Expert
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Achim Geissinger
Berlin, Germany

Achim Geissinger

Individual | editor
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Delitzsch, Germany

Tillman Bruns

Individual | Energy efficiency manager
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Charys Styelle Swim
Sydney, Australia

Charys Styelle Swim

Institution | Founder and Creative Director
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James Macdonald
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

James Macdonald

Individual | Urban Solar Power + Agritech Consulting
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