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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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Urban Solid Waste Management in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Urban Solid Waste Management in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte

An inter-federation model make feasible for the municipalities to manage their waste in an integrated way.
Digital Governance and Smart Service Delivery
Siddharthanagar, Nepal

Digital Governance and Smart Service Delivery

e-government platforms are transforming citizen-government interactions.
A Non-Motorised Transport Corridor pilot project
Kampala, Uganda

A Non-Motorised Transport Corridor pilot project

Non-motorised transport improves walkability, reduces fatalities and promotes equity and inclusion.
Therapeutic Garden
Zagreb, Croatia

Therapeutic Garden

Transforming a brownfield site into a sustainable, inclusive garden for community well-being.
Boosting energy efficiency
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Boosting energy efficiency

Energy efficiency interventions for public buildings and lighting systems.
MoveWindhoek – New bus system makes Namibian capital mobile
Windhoek, Namibia

MoveWindhoek – New bus system makes Namibian capital mobile

MoveWindhoek is a new bus system with which poorer population groups are to be provided with better access to mobility and urban motorised individual transport is to be reduced in the long run.

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Alexandra Beweis
Vienna, Austria

Alexandra Beweis

Individual | participation of children and young people matters
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Ali Al-Saeedi

Individual
Ro Rosana
Neuquén Province, Argentina

Ro Rosana

Individual | Comunicadora social sustentable
Berlin, Germany

Hadi

Individual | Architect
Walkability Institute | Instituto Caminhabilidade
Curitiba, Brazil

Walkability Institute | Instituto Caminhabilidade

Institution | NGO developing walkable cities to achieve gender equity and address the climate crisis
Washington, D.C., United States

Jessica Grannis

Individual | Adaptation Program Director