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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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Seoul , South Korea

No-Driving Day Campaign: One Day per Week

The No-Driving Day initiative is a campaign based on the citizens’ voluntary participation to drive less and use public transport more.
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Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) through Cultivation of Agricultural Products
El Alto, Bolivia

Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) through Cultivation of Agricultural Products

The project for self-sustaining agriculture focuses on local families and especially on the women who have organized themselves in almost 600 community organizations in order to take care of daily issues in residential areas.
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Sylhet : building a water-logging resilient city
Sylhet, Bangladesh

Sylhet : building a water-logging resilient city

A community based initiative to raise awareness and ensure preservation of natural water resources through sustainable drainage systems that will help eradicate water-logging in the city of Sylhet.
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Design, Construction and Operation of Persian Gulf Martyrs’ Artificial Lake
Tehran, Iran

Design, Construction and Operation of Persian Gulf Martyrs’ Artificial Lake

The Persian Gulf Lake provides a new social and recreational area for the residents of Tehran, as well as for international visitors.
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BrazilLAB
São Paulo, Brazil

BrazilLAB

Innovation hub connecting the B2G sector
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Micro-Gardens in Dakar
Dakar, Senegal

Micro-Gardens in Dakar

Micro-gardening is a form of soilless horticultural production undertaken in small urban spaces, and contributes to the fight against food insecurity in Dakar.
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Juan Bautista Filguiera Risso
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Juan Bautista Filguiera Risso

Individual | President of the Environmental Protection Agency of Buenos Aires City Government. Bachelor in Law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
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Tanja Lahti
Greater Helsinki, Finland

Tanja Lahti

Individual | Project Manager
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Urban Future.
Graz, Austria

Urban Future.

Institution | Europe's leading event to make cities sustainable
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Taipei, Taiwan

Maximilian Chen

Individual | Chief of International Affairs Division
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Beatriz Bon
Brasilia, Brazil

Beatriz Bon

Individual | Architect and urban planner / international relations student
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Esmaeil Rahimi
Esfahan, Iran

Esmaeil Rahimi

Institution | Futurist- Smart Cities Designer - Future Cities Designer
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