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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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Morus Association: a grassroots approach to refugee integration
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Morus Association: a grassroots approach to refugee integration

A community-led initiative with multi-stakeholder support to facilitate the integration of refugees outside Turin in the Lanzo Valleys.
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Creating a City Nightscape
Nagasaki, Japan

Creating a City Nightscape

A view that conveys the history and culture of Nagasaki City.
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Tampere: Making heritage housing more energy efficient
Tampere, Finland

Tampere: Making heritage housing more energy efficient

Tampere supports actions to make its heritage housing more energy efficient while assisting young people to gain the technical skills needed to carry out these works.
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Milwaukee, United States

HOME GR/OWN Milwaukee

HOME GR/OWN Milwaukee empowers residents to transform neighbourhoods by re-purposing City-owned vacant lots into community food assets
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SmartData Platform: solving problems before they start
Chicago, United States

SmartData Platform: solving problems before they start

The SmartData Platform is an open source predictive analytics tool that enables data-driven decision making to ensure city operations are smarter and more efficient.
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Digital Welcome
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Digital Welcome

An ICT and technology skills training programme to improve migrant and refugee integration.
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San Salvador, El Salvador

Karla Miranda

Individual | Subdirectora de Planificación e Investigación
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Fernando Nestor Murillo
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fernando Nestor Murillo

Individual | ARCHITECT AND URBAN PLANNER
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Marouschka Buyten
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Marouschka Buyten

Individual | Consultant
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Bogotá, Colombia

Melissa Zamora Pardo

Individual | Political Scientist
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Johannesburg, South Africa

Zarina Goondiwala

Individual | Knowledge Manager
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Maite Arrondo
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Maite Arrondo

Individual | Consultant on Innovation in Housing Policies
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