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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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Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Seoul , South Korea

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a multiple complex to house a center for the design and fashion industry and a history and culture park.
Auld but not Reekie – transforming transport energy use in Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Auld but not Reekie – transforming transport energy use in Edinburgh

Edinburgh's municipal bus company, Lothian Buses, is going a long way to combat this image with ‘Auld but not Reekie’, an initiative that by the end of 2014 will see 65 hybrid buses in service and 45 buses retrofitted with low emissions exhausts.
Revitalizing “sick” buildings
Isfahan, Iran

Revitalizing “sick” buildings

Making the urban fabric of the city safe and sustainable.
Urban Solid Waste Management in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Urban Solid Waste Management in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte

An inter-federation model make feasible for the municipalities to manage their waste in an integrated way.
KomKuk – linking creatives
Düsseldorf, Germany

KomKuk – linking creatives

Fostering creativity through creative enablement
Children First
Bogotá, Colombia

Children First

A sustainable mobility program for children.

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Berlin, Germany

Anita Dame

Institution
Alfonso Govela
Mexico City, Mexico

Alfonso Govela

Individual | Architect & ICT
Tanja Lahti
Greater Helsinki, Finland

Tanja Lahti

Individual | Project Manager
Cortés Oliván
Aragon, Spain

Cortés Oliván

Individual | Participation, Transparence, Cooperation and Volunteership General Manager at Government of Aragon (Spain)
Bogotá, Colombia

Melissa Zamora Pardo

Individual | Political Scientist