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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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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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Long term unemployed take the lead
Aarhus, Denmark

Long term unemployed take the lead

The City of Aarhus is challenging the traditional welfare system by experimenting with models for self-budgeting in employment activities.
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Zagreb For Me - revitalisation of public spaces in Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb For Me - revitalisation of public spaces in Zagreb

Through the introduction of innovative methods, the city of Zagreb is revitalising existing public spaces and improving recreation, leisure and social cohesion for citizens.
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Bogota Best Practice program
Bogotá, Colombia

Bogota Best Practice program

Bogota creates International knowledge exchange opportunities for successful policymaking.
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Santa Ana en Cleta
Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Santa Ana en Cleta

Women Leading the charge for sustainable change in the city's mobility culture.
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Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plans
San Francisco, United States

Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plans

Through zoning and land-use regulation, this program fosters balanced development of affordable housing and light-industries
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International Volunteering Program
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

International Volunteering Program

Advancing Public Policy Development in Belo Horizonte
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Nicolás Pérez Aguila
Cordoba, Argentina

Nicolás Pérez Aguila

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Ryan Hughes, AICP
Seattle, United States

Ryan Hughes, AICP

Individual | Urban Planning / International Economic Development
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Johannesburg, South Africa

Carmel Rawhani

Individual | Postdoctoral Fellow, Wits-TUB-UniLag Urban Lab, Wits School of Architecture and Planning
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Emil Høg

Individual | Research Assistant
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Monika Zimmermann
Berlin, Germany

Monika Zimmermann

Individual | Former Deputy Secretary General ICLEI, Free Expert
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Mashhad, Iran

Mashhad Municipality Women Network

Institution | Municipality
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