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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.

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration

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Seoul Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS)
Seoul , South Korea

Seoul Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS)

TOPIS gathers and processes real-time information to enable the city to efficiently manage road and subway train traffic.
Shiraz - The Green City
Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz - The Green City

Increasing green space and limiting unbridled development through reforestation.
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
C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model
Helsinki, Finland

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration
Bogotá Sin Hambre: Bogota Without Hunger
Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotá Sin Hambre: Bogota Without Hunger

Bogota, Colombia has used urban agriculture and farmers markets to help alleviate poverty and undernutrition while addressing ill health.
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Seoul , South Korea

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a multiple complex to house a center for the design and fashion industry and a history and culture park.

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Philadelphia, United States

Thomas Dallessio

Individual | Nonprofit Executive
Atlantic Cities
Rennes Metropole, France

Atlantic Cities

Institution | Independant urban forum
Tse-Fong Tseng
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tse-Fong Tseng

Individual | University Professor
Meritxell Martell
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Meritxell Martell

Individual | CONSULTANT
Kazeem Dr. Kazeem Oluwakemi Oseni
Lagos, Nigeria

Kazeem Dr. Kazeem Oluwakemi Oseni

Individual | Assistant Professor in Information Technology/CEO of NGO/Project Manager
Medellín, Colombia

ACI Medellín

Institution