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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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Friends and Neighbours - a community nature project
Cape Town, South Africa

Friends and Neighbours - a community nature project

The project aims to reconnect people with nature, build social capital and maintain and enhance ecosystem services.
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City Partnership Initiative
Warsaw, Poland

City Partnership Initiative

The first national URBACT-style programme for cities
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Smart City Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom

Smart City Bristol

Bristol's innovative approach to becoming a smart city is based on people and not on technology: a Public-Private-People approach. Projects to date include smart metering, open data, smart grid and electric vehicles which build on the City's strengths in micro-electronic and digital companies.
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District Marketplace Management and Administration Model
Bogotá, Colombia

District Marketplace Management and Administration Model

A comprehensive business model to revitalise Bogota's marketplaces.
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Sustainable Sanitation
Berhampur, India

Sustainable Sanitation

An FSSM program that improve health outcomes for citizens and provides employment opportunities for women
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New Taipei City's Climate Action Plan
New Taipei, Taiwan

New Taipei City's Climate Action Plan

New Taipei City is combating climate change through innovative and state-of-the-art interventions.
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Ankara, Turkey

Ece Fatma Ece Bulut

Individual | Urban Planner
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Mashhad, Iran

Mashhad Municipality

Institution | Mashhad Municipality
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Ghent, Belgium

Lovis Somer

Individual
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Tunis, Tunisia

shéhérazed Laghouan

Individual | Coordinatrice mastère gouvernance et communication territoriales
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Alexander Mirescu
New York City, United States

Alexander Mirescu

Individual | CEO, RESILIENT/CITY, LLC
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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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