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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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Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative
Delhi, India

Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative

The Urban renewal project taken up by the Aga Khan Foundation revitalizes and unifies various segregated heritage sites around Humayun's tomb and Sunder nursery.
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Decent Homes for the Elderly
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Decent Homes for the Elderly

Changing attitudes to gender equality and housing justice.
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Engaging the long term unemployed by greening public spaces and through training
Zagreb, Croatia

Engaging the long term unemployed by greening public spaces and through training

Long term unemployed people work in the city’s public green spaces in exchange for education and training in fields which are in high demand in the local economy.
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La Fábrica
Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Fábrica

a self-management model, which promotes community-led housing and participation
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Docharkheh app
Tehran, Iran

Docharkheh app

An interactive app to encourage cycling and care for the environment
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Creative Horizon
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Creative Horizon

A strategic intersectoral project focussed on building a creative economy.
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Amman, Jordan

Nisreen Alaraj

Individual | Local development Expert
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London, United Kingdom

Sam Gillatt

Individual | Urban Development Specialist
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Glasgow, United Kingdom

Sruti Modekurty

Individual
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Joao Favaro De Oliveira
Curitiba, Brazil

Joao Favaro De Oliveira

Individual | Senior Project Advisor
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Rennes Metropole, France

Atlantic Cities

Institution | Independant urban forum
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Soumaya Majdoub
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Soumaya Majdoub

Individual | PhD Researcher - Founder
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