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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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Metropolitan District of Quito Resilience Strategy
Quito, Ecuador

Metropolitan District of Quito Resilience Strategy

The city of Quito is preparing to face the challenges of the 21st century based on its adaptive capacity, which is built on social and economic inclusion, efficient urban performance and environmental sustainability.
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Shops with a history
Lisbon, Portugal

Shops with a history

A municipal programme supporting shops whose historical and cultural heritage contribute to the city’s identity.
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BIM-IFC territorial cartography: democratizing high-quality spatial information
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

BIM-IFC territorial cartography: democratizing high-quality spatial information

The Barcelona Metropolitan Area offers high-quality 3D BIM territorial models in open IFC format - free and accessible to everyone.
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Masterplan for Energy Transition
Dortmund, Germany

Masterplan for Energy Transition

Dortmund’s Masterplan for Energy Transition brings all sorts of stakeholders together to develop a vision for the city’s energy future.
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Sylhet : building a water-logging resilient city
Sylhet, Bangladesh

Sylhet : building a water-logging resilient city

A community based initiative to raise awareness and ensure preservation of natural water resources through sustainable drainage systems that will help eradicate water-logging in the city of Sylhet.
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Refurbishing ‘Los Limoneros’
Malaga, Spain

Refurbishing ‘Los Limoneros’

Los Limoneros is a social housing complex, which thanks to the project has significantly improved its energy rating.
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SciTech DiploHub
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

SciTech DiploHub

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Edmundo Werna
Accra, Ghana

Edmundo Werna

Individual | Senior level Urbanist
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Western Sydney University
Sydney, Australia

Western Sydney University

Institution | University
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Adam Pantelimon
Edmonton, Canada

Adam Pantelimon

Individual | Architect, Urbanist, Urban Designer
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UCLG Learning
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

UCLG Learning

Institution | Local and Regional Government Network
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Tokyo, Japan

Yuta Nihei

Individual | Student
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