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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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Berlin Climate Citizens' Council
Berlin, Germany

Berlin Climate Citizens' Council

The Berlin Climate Citizens' Council explored strategies to meet the city's climate targets.
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Sustainability in The Hague neighbourhoods; participation in co-creation
The Hague, Netherlands

Sustainability in The Hague neighbourhoods; participation in co-creation

The Hague is harnessing the commitment, time and skills of citizens to help achieve its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2040. Practical support and grants for cooperative action at grassroots level are turning good ideas into reality across the city.
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La Taula per a la Millora Urbana – TxMU
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

La Taula per a la Millora Urbana – TxMU

The project improves living conditions for inhabitants affected in those urban areas requiring special attention.
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Local Solidarity Governance: Strategies in Promoting Social Inclusion
Porto Alegre, Brazil

Local Solidarity Governance: Strategies in Promoting Social Inclusion

This program focuses on a change of culture and the way of considering citizens and political agencies.
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Co-housing for Ageing Well
City of Unley, Australia

Co-housing for Ageing Well

A collaborative housing model to assist older people to stay living in their communities.
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Revitalizing “sick” buildings
Isfahan, Iran

Revitalizing “sick” buildings

Making the urban fabric of the city safe and sustainable.
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Philipp Wilimzig
Bad Belzig, Germany

Philipp Wilimzig

Individual | Managing Director
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Olaf-Gerd Gemein
Hamburg, Germany

Olaf-Gerd Gemein

Individual | Business Architect
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Metro Manila, Philippines

Mea Dalumpines

Individual | Architect
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Abderrahim Merzak
Casablanca, Morocco

Abderrahim Merzak

Individual | CEO
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Juan Segundo Hevia

Individual | Director at Conexión ITBA
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Ghulam Mohey-ud-din
Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ghulam Mohey-ud-din

Individual | Principal Urban Economist
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