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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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Community capacity building programme
Vilnius, Lithuania

Community capacity building programme

Caring for heritage together
Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo
Medellín, Colombia

Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo

Inhabitants of a former informal settlement are supplied with clean water, sewage, and waste disposal.
GreenQuays
Breda, Netherlands

GreenQuays

Urban river regeneration through nature inclusive quays
Be circular - Be Brussels
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Be circular - Be Brussels

A call for projects encourages local entrepreneurs to develop creative business initiatives that use circular economy concepts with support from local government agencies.
Nursing Care Assistant System
Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

Nursing Care Assistant System

Citizen Acceleration Project for Active Seniors
Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program

This programme uses micro-credit loans and provides business training to alleviate poverty and unemployment in the city of Addis Ababa.

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Manchester, United Kingdom

Grainne Bradley

Individual | Local Government Officer
Aloysius N.  BONGWA
Accra, Ghana

Aloysius N. BONGWA

Individual | Senior Expert Urban Finance; Technical Assistance Team Leader Ghana Urban Management Pilot Programme
Cardiff, United Kingdom

Nicol Nicol

Individual | Research associate
Julia Munroe
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Julia Munroe

Individual | Policy Officer
Varshney Madhukar
Delhi, India

Varshney Madhukar

Individual | Smart City Expert
Sayel Cortes
Bangkok, Thailand

Sayel Cortes

Individual | Sustainability Consultant