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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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Community Land Trusts (CLTB)
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Community Land Trusts (CLTB)

An alternative option to affordable homeownership for people on low incomes
Uruguay Kitchen Program
Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay Kitchen Program

A food education program that promotes good health and wellbeing through citizen participation.
22@ Barcelona
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

22@ Barcelona

22@ Barcelona is an urban transformation project with the aim of creating a new innovation district.
Love your city: transforming Hamilton through culture
Hamilton, Canada

Love your city: transforming Hamilton through culture

A participatory and sustainable cultural plan
Walkable Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

Walkable Helsinki

How citizen engagement and collaboration can make cities more walkable
Detroit Cultural Centre Planning Initiative
Detroit, United States

Detroit Cultural Centre Planning Initiative

A Guiding Plan for Dynamic Unity

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Kazeem Dr. Kazeem Oluwakemi Oseni
Lagos, Nigeria

Kazeem Dr. Kazeem Oluwakemi Oseni

Individual | Assistant Professor in Information Technology/CEO of NGO/Project Manager
Alfonso Govela
Mexico City, Mexico

Alfonso Govela

Individual | Architect & ICT
Lakshmi Rajendran
London, United Kingdom

Lakshmi Rajendran

Individual | Senior Research Fellow in Future Cities
Istanbul, Turkey

Shayma Bakerli

Individual
Gislaine Santos
Minas Gerais, Brazil

Gislaine Santos

Institution | Núcleo de Engenharia Pública e Resiliência Urbana
Nel·la Saborit
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Nel·la Saborit

Individual | Mobility Analyst and Project Manager at Metropolitan Strategic Plan of Barcelona