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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

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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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City talks on sustainable energy: the silent majority speaks
Utrecht, Netherlands

City talks on sustainable energy: the silent majority speaks

Utrecht initiated a democratic experiment to share and broaden responsibility for creating an energy plan to help it become climate neutral by 2030.
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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.
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Food Ladder Oasis for Afghan Women
Kabul, Afghanistan

Food Ladder Oasis for Afghan Women

Social enterprise project addressing food security of vulnerable women and their families in Afghanistan.
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Free Public Transport in Tallinn
Tallinn, Estonia

Free Public Transport in Tallinn

In January 2013 the capital of Estonia made a shift to free public transport and became the world's largest city to offer free transit for all its residents.
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22@ Barcelona
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

22@ Barcelona

22@ Barcelona is an urban transformation project with the aim of creating a new innovation district.
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Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City

To combat natural disasters the Ramani Huria project uses community mapping to increase resilience throughout the city.
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Gothenburg, Sweden

Tove Lund

Individual | Planning Manager
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Secretariat of International Relations Governo do Distrito Federal
Brasilia, Brazil

Secretariat of International Relations Governo do Distrito Federal

Institution | Governo
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Cristina Elizabeth Bloj
Rosario, Argentina

Cristina Elizabeth Bloj

Individual | Professor and Researcher (Universidad Nacional de Rosario-Argentina) /Freelance Consultant (ECLAC/UN Women/EUROSOCIAL
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Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina

Valen Valentina

Individual
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Ricardo Garcia
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Ricardo Garcia

Individual | Architect - Intern in Metropolis
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Metro Manila, Philippines

Mea Dalumpines

Individual | Architect
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