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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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Safer Cities Programme
Durban, South Africa

Safer Cities Programme

The safer city strategy is the expression of a joint plan of action for local government and partners
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Canal Plan
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Canal Plan

An innovative planning approach for the Brussels Capital Region
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Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square
Berlin, Germany

Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square

The redesign and reconstruction of the Leopoldplatz Square took place between 2011 and 2013. The aim of the process was to explore solutions to existing conflicts on the square and to jointly find a way in which all space users would feel comfortable at Leopoldplatz without excluding certain groups.
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BEACH - online employability advice
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

BEACH - online employability advice

BEACH (Brighton & Hove Employability Advice and Careers Hut) is a website that was developed to improve young people’s employment chances. It offers employability advice specifically relating to the local situation and was designed for young people, by young people
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Overlooked
Leeds, United Kingdom

Overlooked

Breaking down barriers by empowering young volunteers
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Bridge Asset Management System
Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Bridge Asset Management System

Treating bridges as social capital
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Berlin, Germany

Mobility reporting (Mobilitätsberichterstattung)

Institution
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Ramon Torra
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Ramon Torra

Individual | Architect_AMB General Manager
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Tehran, Iran

Behdad Abdollahi

Individual | International Co-operations
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Josué Josué Mejía C.
Cali, Colombia

Josué Josué Mejía C.

Individual | Economist
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Berlin, Germany

Andreas Jaeger

Individual | Urban Planner & Policy Researcher
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ANTONIOS KARVOUNIS
Athens, Greece

ANTONIOS KARVOUNIS

Individual | CIVIL SERVANT
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