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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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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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The Resilience Strategy of Montevideo
Montevideo, Uruguay

The Resilience Strategy of Montevideo

The Resilience Strategy of Montevideo is a strategic guide that seeks to prepare the city and its inhabitants, to face the diverse challenges that urbanization, climate change and globalization represent.
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SISS-Geo
São José dos Pinhais, Brazil

SISS-Geo

A collaborative technology platform that monitors wildlife health risks
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FastFWD: bringing innovation to government procurement
Philadelphia, United States

FastFWD: bringing innovation to government procurement

Philadelphia’s FastFWD program provides a path for creative entrepreneurs to partner with government in tackling urban issues affecting the city.
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The International Building Exhibition and its “Climate Protection Concept Renewable Wilhelmsburg"
Hamburg, Germany

The International Building Exhibition and its “Climate Protection Concept Renewable Wilhelmsburg"

In 2005 Hamburg decided to support the redevelopment of the Wilhelmsburg neighborhood through hosting the International Building and the International Garden Show (IBA).
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Tehran Inclusive Cycling Program
Tehran, Iran

Tehran Inclusive Cycling Program

Improving the health and wellbeing of participants through cycling
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Porto Maravilha Urban Operation
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Porto Maravilha Urban Operation

The project's goal is to establish a new standard of occupation for the waterfront area of Rio de Janeiro
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Maholi Innocent
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Maholi Innocent

Individual | Director
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Walkability Institute | Instituto Caminhabilidade
Curitiba, Brazil

Walkability Institute | Instituto Caminhabilidade

Institution | NGO developing walkable cities to achieve gender equity and address the climate crisis
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Berlin, Germany

Sascha Langenbach

Individual | Press spokesman of the State Office for Refugee Affairs
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URBACT Good Practice Label
Grand Paris, France

URBACT Good Practice Label

Institution | European Territorial Cooperation program
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Daniel Arbulo
Montevideo, Uruguay

Daniel Arbulo

Individual | Responsable
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Maria Luisa Zapata
Medellín, Colombia

Maria Luisa Zapata

Individual | Deputy Director for Knowledge Management
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