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That's a wrap on 2025!

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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Urban development strategy for the Cotonou agglomeration
Cotonou, Benin

Urban development strategy for the Cotonou agglomeration

The strategy aims at defining priorities and giving institutions for the development of Cotonou’s urban agglomeration.
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Inside Out
Antwerp, Belgium

Inside Out

The city of Antwerp has turned the challenge of integrating refugees into the labour market into an opportunity to transition to a circular economy.
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Songpa Solar Nanum (Sharing) Power Plant
Seoul , South Korea

Songpa Solar Nanum (Sharing) Power Plant

The Songpa Solar Nanum Power Plants aim to create a sustainable environment with community support, by implementing energy efficient projects with a focus on citizen welfare.
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22@ Barcelona
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

22@ Barcelona

22@ Barcelona is an urban transformation project with the aim of creating a new innovation district.
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Pre-earthquake measures in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

Pre-earthquake measures in Tokyo

The City of Tokyo has introduced a series of measures to reduce the number of people becoming stranded in the metropolitan area in emergency situations.
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Edinburgh in Bloom
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh in Bloom

By mobilising support and coordinating action, Edinburgh in Bloom is setting a new standard for conserving and enhancing historic and natural environments in imaginative and sustainable ways.
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Raquel Pena
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Raquel Pena

Individual | Urban Architect
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edgar pacheco
La Paz, Bolivia

edgar pacheco

Individual | Director of Research and Municipal Information
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Hyunsuk Min
Seoul , South Korea

Hyunsuk Min

Individual | urban planner
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Madrid, Spain

REYES CASTILLO

Individual | Consultant
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Ngounou Pouene Charlie Martial
Douala, Cameroon

Ngounou Pouene Charlie Martial

Individual | Expert in Local Finances
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Javier Duarte
Bogotá, Colombia

Javier Duarte

Individual | Architect & Urbanist
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