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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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Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square
Berlin, Germany

Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square

The redesign and reconstruction of the Leopoldplatz Square took place between 2011 and 2013. The aim of the process was to explore solutions to existing conflicts on the square and to jointly find a way in which all space users would feel comfortable at Leopoldplatz without excluding certain groups.
Cycle Superhighways
The Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Cycle Superhighways

Long, cohesive cycle routes linking urban areas and workplaces across municipal borders.
Innovative Service in Difficult Environment for Recycler Artisan
Douala, Cameroon

Innovative Service in Difficult Environment for Recycler Artisan

The program increases economic viability, enhances social relevance and guarantees environmental sustainability
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.
Government Commitments
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Government Commitments

The Government Commitments program aims to promote transparency, harness new technologies and empower citizen participation to strengthen the governance of Buenos Aires.
Swapmuseum
Puglia, Italy

Swapmuseum

Culture that rewards your time

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Tena, Ecuador

ISRAEL GUTIERREZ

Individual | technician
Brussels, Belgium

Wilma Dragonetti

Individual | Content editor at Eurocities
Lucas Massa
Guarulhos, Brazil

Lucas Massa

Individual | Gestor de Políticas Municipais
Gothenburg, Sweden

Jakob Jakob

Individual | Leasing Manager
Mennatullah Hendawy
Berlin, Germany

Mennatullah Hendawy

Individual | Research Associate
Hyunsuk  Min
Seoul , South Korea

Hyunsuk Min

Individual | urban planner