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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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BAUinfo Berlin
Berlin, Germany

BAUinfo Berlin

A central construction and renovation information centre in Berlin
Buenos Aires City’s Collaborative Roundtable for Innovation and Creativity
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires City’s Collaborative Roundtable for Innovation and Creativity

The central idea of these roundtables is to engage a frank dialogue between the municipality and its citizens and to stimulate imaginative and innovative actions by senior officials.
Integration Facilitators program for disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Integration Facilitators program for disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Berlin

The program provides training and qualifications for unemployed people to work as mediators who facilitate the integration of new arrivals in local neighbourhoods.
Youth election project U18
Berlin, Germany

Youth election project U18

The U18 initiative is a simulated vote that takes place nine days ahead of real ‘adult’ elections, either local or national. The project is designed to generate an interest in politics amongst young people and supplement their political education.
HabitARTE
Bogotá, Colombia

HabitARTE

An innovative strategy for the urban renewal of informal settlements.
Progressive procurement: the policy and practice of Manchester City Council
Manchester, United Kingdom

Progressive procurement: the policy and practice of Manchester City Council

The city of Manchester focuses its spending power to lock wealth into the local economy.

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ebrahimzadeh ahad
Mashhad, Iran

ebrahimzadeh ahad

Individual | Responsible for renovation and organizational transformation in the Mashhad Municipality Passenger Terminals Organization
Tunis, Tunisia

shéhérazed Laghouan

Individual | Coordinatrice mastère gouvernance et communication territoriales
Jakki Mann
Melbourne , Australia

Jakki Mann

Individual | Content Curator
Montevideo, Uruguay

Nicole Champion

Individual | social work mag. en gender y politics
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Leona Klein

Individual | Student
David Abraham
Houston, United States

David Abraham

Individual | Research Scientist