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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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Crisis Cell in Dannieh
Union of Dannieh Municipalities, Lebanon

Crisis Cell in Dannieh

Citizen engagement in COVID-19 emergency response plan
Berlin’s energy efficiency campaign “Berlin spart Energie”
Berlin, Germany

Berlin’s energy efficiency campaign “Berlin spart Energie”

The campaign "Berlin spart Energie" (“Berlin saves energy”) is an action-oriented network campaign aimed at widely communicating role models of Berlin's energy transition and climate protection.
Be circular - Be Brussels
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Be circular - Be Brussels

A call for projects encourages local entrepreneurs to develop creative business initiatives that use circular economy concepts with support from local government agencies.
Homelessness prevention in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Homelessness prevention in Newcastle upon Tyne

A unique partnership prevents thousands of citizens becoming homeless.
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.
GwanJuness Community Care
Gwangju, South Korea

GwanJuness Community Care

Protecting human dignity

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Pierre Gillet
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Pierre Gillet

Individual | project manager
Franziska Eidner
Berlin, Germany

Franziska Eidner

Individual | Communications Expert
Andreas Milionis
Athens, Greece

Andreas Milionis

Individual | Advisor - Consultant
State of Paraná, Brazil

Antonio Hiller

Individual | Deputy Chief of the Civil Defense of Paraná State, in Brazil
Camargo Raphael
São Paulo, Brazil

Camargo Raphael

Individual | International Cooperation Advisor
Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi
Grand Paris, France

Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi

Individual | City diplomacy consultant and lecturer