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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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Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan
Ahmedabad, India

Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan

A comprehensive action plan to increase the City of Ahmedabad’s resilience to extreme heat events.
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Boosting energy efficiency
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Boosting energy efficiency

Energy efficiency interventions for public buildings and lighting systems.
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Rio Capital Energy Program
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio Capital Energy Program

To mobilize support for and commission projects ensuring sustainable development in the energy sector.
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Re-Use Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Re-Use Berlin

Improving the appeal of buying and donating quality second hand goods.
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The Rotterdam Businesscase (De Rotterdamse Zaak)
Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Rotterdam Businesscase (De Rotterdamse Zaak)

De Rotterdamse Zaak is a work-based learning company in which both students and senior entrepreneurs support and consult entrepreneurs in marginal economic areas to improve their economical independence.
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Seoul Public Transportation Reform in 2004
Seoul , South Korea

Seoul Public Transportation Reform in 2004

The reform focuses on the reorganization of Seoul's bus system to make it more attractive and to reduce social costs due to car mobility.
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Sikho Msomi
Durban, South Africa

Sikho Msomi

Individual | Director
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Miroli Peña Martina
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Miroli Peña Martina

Individual | Architect
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Grand Paris, France

Michaël Gaudin

Individual | Student @ Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris
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André Francisco Pilon
São Paulo, Brazil

André Francisco Pilon

Individual | Associate Professor (Senior)
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Berlin, Germany

Bernd Stary

Institution | CEO
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Brasilia, Brazil

Guenther Wehenpohl

Individual | Urban and Infrastructure planner
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