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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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The Oasis Schoolyards project
Paris, France

The Oasis Schoolyards project

A driver for health and wellbeing, social inclusion, and climate adaptation
Smarter Sustainable Dubuque
Dubuque, United States

Smarter Sustainable Dubuque

Smarter Sustainable Dubuque is a partnership between the City of Dubuque and IBM Research to pilot an integrated, cross-silo initiative for managing resources and reducing carbon emissions.
Seoul Public Transportation Reform in 2004
Seoul , South Korea

Seoul Public Transportation Reform in 2004

The reform focuses on the reorganization of Seoul's bus system to make it more attractive and to reduce social costs due to car mobility.
The Capucins eco-district
Brest, France

The Capucins eco-district

The Urban renewal of an industrial heritage site.
Overlooked
Leeds, United Kingdom

Overlooked

Breaking down barriers by empowering young volunteers
Seoul Urban Renewal: Cheonggyecheon Stream Restoration
Seoul , South Korea

Seoul Urban Renewal: Cheonggyecheon Stream Restoration

Cheonggyecheon Stream has been transformed into a 10.9 km (7.0 miles) modern public recreation space in downtown Seoul.

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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Maria maria herrero canela

Individual | practioner / public servant
Guangzhou, China

Shiyao Huang

Individual
Nyabayo Douglas Ongori
Nairobi, Kenya

Nyabayo Douglas Ongori

Individual | Urban Planner
Detlef Cwojdzinski
Berlin, Germany

Detlef Cwojdzinski

Individual | Katastrophenschutzreferent
Belo Horizonte City Hall
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Belo Horizonte City Hall

Institution
Copenhagen, Denmark

Christer Andersen

Individual