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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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use (urban sustainability exchange) is a knowledge exchange platform dedicated to sustainable city making. use connects citymakers and encourages the exchange of ideas and experiences to effect positive sustainable change.

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Community Development Centers
Bogotá, Colombia

Community Development Centers

A public service contributing to individual, family and community development.
Energy Advice Points
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Energy Advice Points

A programme to reduce the number of people at risk of energy poverty.
Activation of an urban open space through citizen participation
Berlin, Germany

Activation of an urban open space through citizen participation

The project "Tempelhofer Freiheit" aims to establish a diverse combination of reuses of the former Berlin Tempelhof airport.
Integrated planning of a shopping-centre
Graz, Austria

Integrated planning of a shopping-centre

The Murpark shopping centre combines economic benefits with a sustainable mobility concept.
Barrio Digital
La Paz, Bolivia

Barrio Digital

Barrio Digital allows citizens to send real-time feedback, complaints and requests to the municipal government from their mobile phones or via the internet.
La Lainière Project House
European Metropolis of Lille, France

La Lainière Project House

La Lainière Project House demonstrates the cradle-to-cradle (C2C) philosophy in action.

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Floris Beemster

Floris Beemster

Individual | Policy Advisor on Housing Market and Neighbourhood Policy
Delitzsch, Germany

Tillman Bruns

Individual | Energy efficiency manager
Maholi Innocent
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Maholi Innocent

Individual | Director
Metro Manila, Philippines

Fabienne Perucca

Individual | Urban governance specialist
Joy Mutai
Nairobi, Kenya

Joy Mutai

Institution | Programme Management Officer
Munich, Germany

Pranav Pranav Dolli

Individual | Student