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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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Community-Driven Housing and Informal Settlement Upgrading
Gobabis, Namibia

Community-Driven Housing and Informal Settlement Upgrading

Addressing the urgent informal settlement crisis in Namibia
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Glasgow Green Wardens scheme: Greening the council and boosting employability
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow Green Wardens scheme: Greening the council and boosting employability

Glasgow gives employment opportunities in the green sector to people with a low employability profile through a traineeship scheme with the city council.
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SIATA: Early Warning System of the Aburra Valley
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

SIATA: Early Warning System of the Aburra Valley

SIATA is a science and technology project framed in the context of risks associated with natural hazards, sustainability, and the development of smart cities.
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Usquare.brussels – bringing people, the city and knowledge together
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Usquare.brussels – bringing people, the city and knowledge together

Conversion of a former barracks site into a new district combining heritage, sustainable development, circular economy and knowledge.
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Saebit Talk Talk
Suwon, South Korea

Saebit Talk Talk

A citizen participation platform to increase participatory planning
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Safer Cities Programme
Durban, South Africa

Safer Cities Programme

The safer city strategy is the expression of a joint plan of action for local government and partners
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Mariangela Veronesi
London, United Kingdom

Mariangela Veronesi

Individual | Programme Lead
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Washington, D.C., United States

Jessica Grannis

Individual | Adaptation Program Director
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Houston, United States

Maximilien Chong Lee Shin

Individual | Graduate student
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New York City, United States

Sean Keeley

Individual | Student
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Digital Skills Map
Berlin, Germany

Digital Skills Map

Institution | Local know-how on digitalisation in vocational education and training
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Jordi Sala
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Jordi Sala

Individual | CEO Urban Resilience, S.L.
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