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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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Do You Kyoto?
Kyoto, Japan

Do You Kyoto?

Are you doing something good for the environment?
Urban development strategy for the Cotonou agglomeration
Cotonou, Benin

Urban development strategy for the Cotonou agglomeration

The strategy aims at defining priorities and giving institutions for the development of Cotonou’s urban agglomeration.
We are not Invisible
Bratislava, Slovakia

We are not Invisible

Innovative approaches to end homelessness in Slovakia
The Milan Food Policy
Milan, Italy

The Milan Food Policy

An innovative framework for making urban food systems more sustainable and inclusive.
The Madrid Río Project
Madrid, Spain

The Madrid Río Project

The Madrid Río project aims at converting the zone alongside the Manzanares River into green areas to make the city eco friendlier.
Kolorob: Lighting up the City
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kolorob: Lighting up the City

Kolorob is an online mobile platform that delivers access to information about local services. Currently focussed based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, it connects people living in informal settlements with essential service providers: schools, clinics, businesses, and government departments.

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Renata Fenton
Mexico City, Mexico

Renata Fenton

Individual | Co-Founder and Design Director
Islamabad, Pakistan

Masroor AHMAD

Individual
Karin Silvana De Poortere
Bogotá, Colombia

Karin Silvana De Poortere

Individual | Arquitecta, MSc Urban development planning
Graz, Austria

Karl DIckinson

Individual | Editor
Gabriel  Bello Barros
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Gabriel Bello Barros

Individual | Urban Innovation Consultat
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mercedes Buenos Aires City Government

Institution | BA Climate Change Proyect Leader