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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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Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city
Baguio, Philippines

Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city

An urban planning concept where residents can access most of their daily needs—work, shopping, healthcare, education, and recreation—within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their home.
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Citizens’ Observatories in Bogota, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia

Citizens’ Observatories in Bogota, Colombia

Citizens’ Observatories are collaborative spaces where citizens voluntarily participate in a public request and accountability process, based on the implementation of the “District and Local Administration Follow-up Tool”.
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Tehran Waste Reduction Plan (KAP)
Tehran, Iran

Tehran Waste Reduction Plan (KAP)

An innovative program to minimize waste production and maximize resource recovery.
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Refurbishing ‘Los Limoneros’
Malaga, Spain

Refurbishing ‘Los Limoneros’

Los Limoneros is a social housing complex, which thanks to the project has significantly improved its energy rating.
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Curitiba More Energy
Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba More Energy

Investing in solar energy to build a sustainable future for the city.
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Museum in the City
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Museum in the City

The City of Eindhoven revolutionises heritage through bold transformation
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Nairobi, Kenya

Prabha Khosla

Individual | Gender Equality Social Inclusion and Cities
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Léa Macia
Marseilles, France

Léa Macia

Individual | Master's student at ESCP Business School in the Program International Sustainability Management
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Leipzig, Germany

Kaveri Gaikwad

Individual | Student
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Werner Jann

Individual | Public Administration and Public Policy
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Michael Abraham
Berlin, Germany

Michael Abraham

Individual | City and Regional Planner
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Archimedes Muzenda
Johannesburg, South Africa

Archimedes Muzenda

Individual | Snr. Research Associate at African Urban Institute
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