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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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Kolorob: Lighting up the City
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kolorob: Lighting up the City

Kolorob is an online mobile platform that delivers access to information about local services. Currently focussed based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, it connects people living in informal settlements with essential service providers: schools, clinics, businesses, and government departments.
SIATA: Early Warning System of the Aburra Valley
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

SIATA: Early Warning System of the Aburra Valley

SIATA is a science and technology project framed in the context of risks associated with natural hazards, sustainability, and the development of smart cities.
La Recyclerie des Moulins
Nice, France

La Recyclerie des Moulins

Using a circular economy model to increase environmental protection and resource efficiency
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.
Forbidden Culture Week
Malmö, Sweden

Forbidden Culture Week

Celebrating artistic freedom that has at some time, somewhere and for some reason been censored or banned.
Pierre-Dansereau Park
Montréal, Canada

Pierre-Dansereau Park

A network of sustainable public spaces

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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Irene Navarro Solé

Individual | Environmentalist
Berlin, Germany

Gesa Homann

Individual | Policy officer
Salman Alehasan
Mashhad, Iran

Salman Alehasan

Individual | Manager of Urban Planning and Design and Secretary of Metropolis Youth
Kh Md Nahiduzzaman
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kh Md Nahiduzzaman

Individual | Urban Planner & Policy Analyst
Jonas Schorr
Berlin, Germany

Jonas Schorr

Individual | Co-Founder & Smart City Expert
Enric Ibarz
Athens, Greece

Enric Ibarz

Individual | International Cooperation Expert