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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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Energiesprong
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Energiesprong

Net zero housing retrofits
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Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management
Cairo, Egypt

Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management

The Qalyubeya Governate aims to improve waste collection services in the Egyptian cities of Khosoos and Khanka, while simultaneously advancing the working conditions of the informal workforce who provide collection services.
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ENCICLA - sustainable mobility program
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

ENCICLA - sustainable mobility program

EnCicla is a public bicycle system providing sustainable mobility to the residents of the Valley of Aburrá.
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Pluit Reservoir Revitalization Project
Jakarta, Indonesia

Pluit Reservoir Revitalization Project

The Pluit Reservoir Revitalization Project is an initiative of the city of Jakarta to reduce urban flooding, improve water storage capacity and the quality of its prime water source.
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Strasbourg unites for biodiversity
Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg unites for biodiversity

"All united for more biodiversity" is a charter to manage green spaces in Strasbourg, France in an eco-friendly way.
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Restructuring Avenue Royale: an urban integrated project
Casablanca, Morocco

Restructuring Avenue Royale: an urban integrated project

The project illustrates how conflicts between planner's aims and resident's views can be mitigated by participation processes
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Esteban Benavides
Montréal, Canada

Esteban Benavides

Individual | International Affairs Advisor
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UCLG Committee on Culture
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

UCLG Committee on Culture

Institution
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Reinhard Dassel
Berlin, Germany

Reinhard Dassel

Individual | Sustainable cities provide a better live
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Jorge Aldana Santos
Hamburg, Germany

Jorge Aldana Santos

Individual | International Marketing ∣ Innovation
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Kate Joseph
Johannesburg, South Africa

Kate Joseph

Individual | Specialist Research
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Evandro Holz
Berlin, Germany

Evandro Holz

Individual | Consultant on Urban and International Development
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