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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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Co-creating for better co-existing
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Co-creating for better co-existing

An inclusive approach to urban renewal
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Data Eye
Kurashiki, Japan

Data Eye

An intelligent ICT Implementation project in the Takahashi River Basin.
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eKhaya : an urban regeneration project in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

eKhaya : an urban regeneration project in Johannesburg, South Africa

Through community mobilization, the eKhaya neighbourhood regeneration program has influenced the re-development of other declining areas in the City of Johannesburg.
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UTOPÍAS
Mexico City, Mexico

UTOPÍAS

Transforming urban peripheries by regenerating public spaces
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4°C Cooler – Using green infrastructure to build a climate resilient Melbourne
Melbourne , Australia

4°C Cooler – Using green infrastructure to build a climate resilient Melbourne

In 2010 the city of Melbourne appointed a new Urban Landscape Team to produce a Green Infrastructure Program to cope with a difficult future climate and maintain its economic prosperity and liveability.
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The city of Brighton & Hove reuse model
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

The city of Brighton & Hove reuse model

The Brighton & Hove council has implemented a programme to keep reusable goods out of the bin.
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Berlin, Germany

Anita Dame

Institution
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Berlin, Germany

Nélida Rostock

Individual | geographer
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New Delhi - NIUA, India

Ashley Paul

Individual | Senior Sub-Editor
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Daniel Arbulo
Montevideo, Uruguay

Daniel Arbulo

Individual | Responsable
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Josep Canals-Molina
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Josep Canals-Molina

Individual | Advisor in Public Space and Strategic Integrated Plannig
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Berlin, Germany

Maria Melnikova

Individual | urban planner
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