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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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Rabat Smart and Sustainable City
Rabat, Morocco

Rabat Smart and Sustainable City

A participatory approach towards digital transformation
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Banjarmasin Inclusive City Movement
Banjarmasin, Indonesia

Banjarmasin Inclusive City Movement

A multi-stakeholder initiative to promote social inclusion through participatory data collection, placemaking, and community participation
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Improvement without Barriers
Medellín, Colombia

Improvement without Barriers

Increasing access and mobility for people with disabilities
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Gwangju Carbon Bank system
Gwangju, South Korea

Gwangju Carbon Bank system

In 2008, the City of Gwangju has initiated a program to spark voluntary carbon-saving steps by citizens. Five years later, 1.5 million Gwangju citizens were already participating or 62 percent of the city’s population.
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Gunsan City’s Old Downtown Regeneration Project
Gunsan, South Korea

Gunsan City’s Old Downtown Regeneration Project

Heritage preservation and cultural tourism support an urban regeneration program.
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Llobregat&Co
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Llobregat&Co

Promoting nature-based solutions through collaboration and gamification
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Robert Brears
Auckland, New Zealand

Robert Brears

Individual | Founder
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Sergi Alegre Calero
Bonn, Germany

Sergi Alegre Calero

Individual | Director General Airport Regions Council
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Mexico City, Mexico

Hernández Itzel

Individual | Advisor on International Relations of Local Governments
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Philipp Schwarz
Munich, Germany

Philipp Schwarz

Institution | Founder
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Nick Rose
Melbourne , Australia

Nick Rose

Individual | Food Systems Coordinator, Sustain: The Australian Food Network
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Ken Sinclair-Smith
Cape Town, South Africa

Ken Sinclair-Smith

Individual | Information Management
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