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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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Barrio Digital
La Paz, Bolivia

Barrio Digital

Barrio Digital allows citizens to send real-time feedback, complaints and requests to the municipal government from their mobile phones or via the internet.
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eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal Settlements
Durban, South Africa

eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal Settlements

In 2004, the municipality initiated the community ablution blocks (CABs) programme to provide communal water and sanitation facilities to un-served informal settlements in the urban and peri-urban areas of eThekwini.
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Lusaka 2030 - a city without slums
Lusaka, Zambia

Lusaka 2030 - a city without slums

Building a sustainable working relationship between local government and slum dwellers to create an inclusive city.
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International Volunteering Program
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

International Volunteering Program

Advancing Public Policy Development in Belo Horizonte
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Rea Vaya - Bus Rapid Transit System
Johannesburg, South Africa

Rea Vaya - Bus Rapid Transit System

The Rea Vaya (‘we are going’) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system provides accessible, reliable and affordable public transport services for residents of Johannesburg and reduces the city’s C02 emissions.
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REECH initiative
Liverpool, United Kingdom

REECH initiative

Through REECH, Liverpool works with a range of partners, including social housing providers and local authorities, to improve the energy efficiency of social housing and SME business premises in its most deprived communities.
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Medellín, Colombia

Carolina Correa

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Maria Lucia Camargo
São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Lucia Camargo

Individual | Economist
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ricardo Blanco

Individual | Architect
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Budapest, Hungary

Tibor Komonyi

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Delitzsch, Germany

Tillman Bruns

Individual | Energy efficiency manager
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Roji Ayanda
Johannesburg, South Africa

Roji Ayanda

Individual | General Manager: Research and Knowledge Management
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