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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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Forbidden Culture Week
Malmö, Sweden

Forbidden Culture Week

Celebrating artistic freedom that has at some time, somewhere and for some reason been censored or banned.
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Development of a sustainable transport system in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Development of a sustainable transport system in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa’s light rail and bus rapid transit project addresses the challenges rising from an ageing transport system combined with a fast-growing population to ensure a prosperous, equitable, and sustainable city for the future.
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Habitat and living conditions improvement in poor communities
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Habitat and living conditions improvement in poor communities

Tackling unsafe homes and domestic violence in informal settlements
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Urban Micro Parks
Fortaleza, Brazil

Urban Micro Parks

Transforming degraded land into useable public space
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Banjarmasin Inclusive City Movement
Banjarmasin, Indonesia

Banjarmasin Inclusive City Movement

A multi-stakeholder initiative to promote social inclusion through participatory data collection, placemaking, and community participation
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Digital Inclusion in Almaty
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Digital Inclusion in Almaty

A comprehensive initiative aligning digital governance with human rights protection and the 2030 Agenda.
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AIPH World Green City Awards
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AIPH World Green City Awards

Institution | Leading global thinking on the successful integration of nature into the built environment
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Frans-Anton Vermast

Individual | Strategy Advisor & International Smart City Ambassador
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TSPA
Berlin, Germany

TSPA

Institution
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Marc Sabadi
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Marc Sabadi

Individual | Consultant
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Manchester, United Kingdom

Grainne Bradley

Individual | Local Government Officer
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Laura Raber
Berlin, Germany

Laura Raber

Individual
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