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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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Sofia city development strategy – Sofia I and II
Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia city development strategy – Sofia I and II

The aim was to enhance the development of a democratic and self-reliant municipal management system to generate sustainable benefits
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Sandokdoro Renaissance Project
Busan, South Korea

Sandokdoro Renaissance Project

The project intends to revitalize a deprived neighborhood, while preserving its unique spatial, cultural, landscape and historical assets.
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Social Intervention Project for the Cumbica Urbanisation Programme
Guarulhos, Brazil

Social Intervention Project for the Cumbica Urbanisation Programme

The aim of the programme is to provide access to social housing and public services to the local population to improve social inclusion
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Industrial Forest Project Ruhr Area
Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Industrial Forest Project Ruhr Area

Urban regeneration of industrial sites to improve nature conservation and socio-cultural integration.
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Risk management and prevention
Marseilles, France

Risk management and prevention

This project used interdisciplinary cooperation and stakeholder involvement to implement a risk management system.
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Brussels regional programme for a circular economy
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Brussels regional programme for a circular economy

The circular economy is providing an innovative and sustainable way for the Brussels-Capital Region to address environmental, social and economic challenges.
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Medellín, Colombia

Adriana Escobar

Individual | Comunicadora
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Samira Esmaeelzadeh
Mashhad, Iran

Samira Esmaeelzadeh

Individual | Expert of Internaional Affair of Young Consultants Group
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Lookman Oshodi
Lagos, Nigeria

Lookman Oshodi

Individual | Urban and Infrastructure Development
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Sally Kerr
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Sally Kerr

Individual | Digital
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Berlin, Germany

Maria Melnikova

Individual | urban planner
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Jan Kaminski
Warsaw, Poland

Jan Kaminski

Individual | landscape architect
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