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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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Local Solidarity Governance: Strategies in Promoting Social Inclusion
Porto Alegre, Brazil

Local Solidarity Governance: Strategies in Promoting Social Inclusion

This program focuses on a change of culture and the way of considering citizens and political agencies.
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“VMESTE!” (“TOGETHER!”)
Moscow, Russia

“VMESTE!” (“TOGETHER!”)

A community-driven decision-making system
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HabitARTE
Bogotá, Colombia

HabitARTE

An innovative strategy for the urban renewal of informal settlements.
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Don’t sleep, or you will be outvoted
Gdańsk, Poland

Don’t sleep, or you will be outvoted

A viral call to action
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Social clauses in public procurement for sustainable employment
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Social clauses in public procurement for sustainable employment

Amsterdam uses public procurement to support its young people at risk of exclusion to obtain a formal engineering qualification and work experience. It combines training measures with creating job placements specifically for this target group.
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ENCICLA - sustainable mobility program
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

ENCICLA - sustainable mobility program

EnCicla is a public bicycle system providing sustainable mobility to the residents of the Valley of Aburrá.
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Julia Munroe
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Julia Munroe

Individual | Policy Officer
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Pere Giralt
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Pere Giralt

Individual | International Relations Intern
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Albeniz Tugce Ezme
Istanbul, Turkey

Albeniz Tugce Ezme

Individual | Urban Planner, Research Assistant in Political Science & Public Administration Department
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Berlin, Germany

Saskia Lössl

Individual | Sustainability Manager
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City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award

Institution | Urban Award
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Soumaya Majdoub
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Soumaya Majdoub

Individual | PhD Researcher - Founder
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