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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

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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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Utrecht Smart Solar Charging project
Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht Smart Solar Charging project

The city of Utrecht has capitalised on the high take-up by residents of electric cars and solar panels to develop the Smart Solar Charging project.
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ENCICLA - sustainable mobility program
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

ENCICLA - sustainable mobility program

EnCicla is a public bicycle system providing sustainable mobility to the residents of the Valley of Aburrá.
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Smarter Sustainable Dubuque
Dubuque, United States

Smarter Sustainable Dubuque

Smarter Sustainable Dubuque is a partnership between the City of Dubuque and IBM Research to pilot an integrated, cross-silo initiative for managing resources and reducing carbon emissions.
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Portoviejo’s Linear Park
Portoviejo, Ecuador

Portoviejo’s Linear Park

Taking reconstruction as an opportunity for implementing nature-based solutions for recovery.
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Seoul Public Transportation Reform in 2004
Seoul , South Korea

Seoul Public Transportation Reform in 2004

The reform focuses on the reorganization of Seoul's bus system to make it more attractive and to reduce social costs due to car mobility.
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The CHAOS Challenge
Oulu, Finland

The CHAOS Challenge

The City of Oulu has developed a community-driven model for generating and testing creative solutions to city problems.
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San Salvador, El Salvador

Karla Miranda

Individual | Subdirectora de Planificación e Investigación
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Washington, D.C., United States

Jessica Grannis

Individual | Adaptation Program Director
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Madhumita
Den Haag, Netherlands

Madhumita

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Leeds, United Kingdom

Camille Thomas

Individual | Voluntary sector project management
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Juan Pablo Garcia
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Juan Pablo Garcia

Individual | Chief Services Officer and Founder
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Alain Jorda
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Alain Jorda

Individual | Local Development Expert
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