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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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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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Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Seoul , South Korea

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a multiple complex to house a center for the design and fashion industry and a history and culture park.
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Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme
Cape Town, South Africa

Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme

Building resilience by improving resource efficiency, stimulating economic growth and job creation.
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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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Depot.Bike
Prague, Czech Republic

Depot.Bike

Improving Prague’s environment one delivery at a time
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Tebet Eco Park
Jakarta, Indonesia

Tebet Eco Park

An inclusive green space with creative, educational, and interactive areas, blending ecological and recreational functions.
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Iraklis Stamos
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Iraklis Stamos

Individual | Research & Innovation Manager, Transportation Engineer
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Sergio Arredondo
Mexico City, Mexico

Sergio Arredondo

Individual | General Director of the School of Municipal Government
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Ramon Torra
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Ramon Torra

Individual | Architect_AMB General Manager
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Rabat, Morocco

Anis Balafrej

Individual | Student at sciences Po Paris
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Berlin, Germany

Nicola Humpert

Institution | Coordinator Pilot project SDGs in Berlin
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Chris DiGennaro
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Chris DiGennaro

Individual | Senior Program Officer, CityNet Secretariat
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