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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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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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Climate Smart Hyllie
Malmö, Sweden

Climate Smart Hyllie

Hyllie is Malmö's largest residential and commercial development area. By 2030, Hyllie will be 100% sustained by renewable or recycled energy, achieved by using integrated new and smart technology solutions.
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La Rolita - District Transport Operator
Bogotá, Colombia

La Rolita - District Transport Operator

A sustainable transport system that supports gender equity
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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
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Baby, think it over
Florencia, Colombia

Baby, think it over

Experiential learning with robot babies to prevent teenage pregnancies and reduce poverty
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CoGhent
Ghent, Belgium

CoGhent

Leveraging digitized cultural heritage to foster social cohesion and inclusion.
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Berlin, Germany

Gesa Homann

Individual | Policy officer
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Jonas Schorr
Berlin, Germany

Jonas Schorr

Individual | Co-Founder & Smart City Expert
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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rob Gringhuis

Individual | Manager Work and Income
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Ricky
Dallas, United States

Ricky

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Lagos, Nigeria

Faith Oluwemimo

Individual
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Duelund Johannes
Copenhagen, Denmark

Duelund Johannes

Individual | Student. Freelance.
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