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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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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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DARAJA
Nairobi, Kenya

DARAJA

The Inclusive City-Community Forecasting and Early Warning Service
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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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Rainwater Harvesting Program - Cosecha de Lluvia
Mexico City, Mexico

Rainwater Harvesting Program - Cosecha de Lluvia

Improving water supply in areas with high rates of economic marginalization and water scarcity.
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Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plans
San Francisco, United States

Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plans

Through zoning and land-use regulation, this program fosters balanced development of affordable housing and light-industries
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Portoviejo’s Linear Park
Portoviejo, Ecuador

Portoviejo’s Linear Park

Taking reconstruction as an opportunity for implementing nature-based solutions for recovery.
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OpenBorough: active citizenship via e-participation
Amsterdam, Netherlands

OpenBorough: active citizenship via e-participation

The City of Amsterdam has embarked on a project to make democracy more dynamic and interactive by developing a digital participatory platform to engage with residents.
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Lisbon, Portugal

Sofia Pereira

Individual | sociologist
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Santa Monica, United States

Rusk Julie

Individual | Assistant Director, Community and Cultural Services
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Marie-Christine Therrien
Montréal, Canada

Marie-Christine Therrien

Individual | Professor and Director of Cité-ID LivingLab Urban Resilience Governance
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Sergi Rovira

Individual | International Environment Consultant
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Utrecht, Netherlands

Lotta Jüchtern

Individual | Utrecht University Student
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Mirna Ashraf Ali
Paris, France

Mirna Ashraf Ali

Individual | Associate Programme Specialist
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