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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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Growing Vine Street
Seattle, United States

Growing Vine Street

The Growing Vine Street project is a laboratory for green solutions within an urban design context and integrative governance approach.
GwanJuness Community Care
Gwangju, South Korea

GwanJuness Community Care

Protecting human dignity
Flood Information System of the State of Paraná, Brazil
State of Paraná, Brazil

Flood Information System of the State of Paraná, Brazil

The quality and timeliness of flood warning need to be improved in many places in Brazil. To achieve this aim a complex multi-level and multi-dimensional process is required. The State of Paraná in Brazil has undertaken such a process with promising results.
Energy Advice Points
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Energy Advice Points

A programme to reduce the number of people at risk of energy poverty.
Seoul Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS)
Seoul , South Korea

Seoul Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS)

TOPIS gathers and processes real-time information to enable the city to efficiently manage road and subway train traffic.
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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Aris Moro
London, United Kingdom

Aris Moro

Individual | Knowledge and Partnerships Manager
Eglė Randytė
Vilnius, Lithuania

Eglė Randytė

Individual | Project Manager
UCLG Learning
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

UCLG Learning

Institution | Local and Regional Government Network
Medellín, Colombia

Adriana Escobar

Individual | Comunicadora
Alfonso David Barrientos Zapata
La Paz, Bolivia

Alfonso David Barrientos Zapata

Individual | Arquitecto, Docente en la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés La Paz-BOLIVIA
Giancarlo Carboni
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Giancarlo Carboni

Individual | Manager Bureau Social Return, City of Amsterdam