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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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Making Berlin accessible to all
Berlin, Germany

Making Berlin accessible to all

Berlin has the ambition to become a world-class example of a ‘barrier-free city’. It has compiled a series of planning guidebooks and developed a tactile scale model of the city for visitors and citizens alike.
Building sustainable income and employment opportunities through micro-enterprises
Dakar, Senegal

Building sustainable income and employment opportunities through micro-enterprises

The city of Dakar has developed an incubator project to support women and youth.
Digitalents Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

Digitalents Helsinki

Developing the work life skills of young people in a modern and creative community.
La Paz Road Zebras: A Citizen Culture Project
La Paz, Bolivia

La Paz Road Zebras: A Citizen Culture Project

The City of La Paz’s Zebra project employs marginalized youth and young adults to deliver a road sharing education programme aimed at pedestrians and drivers.
Community Development Centers
Bogotá, Colombia

Community Development Centers

A public service contributing to individual, family and community development.
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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Minju Koo

Individual | Deputy Director
Berlin, Germany

Ilya Sogolov

Individual | Research assistant
Raul Marino
Bogor, Indonesia

Raul Marino

Institution | Professor in Urban Planning, Universidad del Rosario - Director Urban Mapping Agency
Ramallah, Palestine

GAZAZZ MAHIR

Individual | PRM
Montréal, Canada

Guy Grenier

Individual
Maryjane Chikukwa
Johannesburg, South Africa

Maryjane Chikukwa

Individual | Programme Manager