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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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Smart City Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom

Smart City Bristol

Bristol's innovative approach to becoming a smart city is based on people and not on technology: a Public-Private-People approach. Projects to date include smart metering, open data, smart grid and electric vehicles which build on the City's strengths in micro-electronic and digital companies.
Sofia city development strategy – Sofia I and II
Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia city development strategy – Sofia I and II

The aim was to enhance the development of a democratic and self-reliant municipal management system to generate sustainable benefits
Dakar paving streets by hands
Dakar, Senegal

Dakar paving streets by hands

The program aims at modernizing and embellishing the city of Dakar while more than 1,500 employments can be created.
Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) through Cultivation of Agricultural  Products
El Alto, Bolivia

Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) through Cultivation of Agricultural Products

The project for self-sustaining agriculture focuses on local families and especially on the women who have organized themselves in almost 600 community organizations in order to take care of daily issues in residential areas.
#GreenNFit Neighbourhood Rebuild
Springfield, United States

#GreenNFit Neighbourhood Rebuild

An urban renewal project with community participation and support.
Resilient San Francisco Strategy
San Francisco, United States

Resilient San Francisco Strategy

The city of San Francisco has developed a resilience strategy that will increase the city's capacity to be better prepared and recover more rapidly from natural disasters and climate change events.

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Hong Kong, China

Ada Chan

Individual | Researcher
Edna Peza Ramirez
Grand Paris, France

Edna Peza Ramirez

Individual | Expert on safe public spaces for vulnerable populations
Virginia Negretti
Berlin, Germany

Virginia Negretti

Individual | Managing Partner Negretti Expertise
Rosario, Argentina

Virginia Brussa

Individual | Researcher/Consultant
Ralf Lippold
Dresden, Germany

Ralf Lippold

Individual | Economist & Intrapreneur
Alain Jorda
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Alain Jorda

Individual | Local Development Expert