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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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Biofactory of Ladybugs
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Biofactory of Ladybugs

Using predatory insects to promote biodiversity and safeguard human wellbeing.
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Development of a sustainable transport system in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Development of a sustainable transport system in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa’s light rail and bus rapid transit project addresses the challenges rising from an ageing transport system combined with a fast-growing population to ensure a prosperous, equitable, and sustainable city for the future.
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Design, Construction and Operation of Persian Gulf Martyrs’ Artificial Lake
Tehran, Iran

Design, Construction and Operation of Persian Gulf Martyrs’ Artificial Lake

The Persian Gulf Lake provides a new social and recreational area for the residents of Tehran, as well as for international visitors.
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Delitzsch – An Energy-Efficient City
Delitzsch, Germany

Delitzsch – An Energy-Efficient City

Situated to the north of Leipzig, the town of Delitzsch is a model city of “energy efficiency”.
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Forbidden Culture Week
Malmö, Sweden

Forbidden Culture Week

Celebrating artistic freedom that has at some time, somewhere and for some reason been censored or banned.
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A Metrocable for community development in the Caracas San Agustin neighbourhood
Caracas, Venezuela

A Metrocable for community development in the Caracas San Agustin neighbourhood

The Caracas Metrocable re-connects a poor hillside neighbourhood with the city focusing on social infrastructure and community development.
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Kei Arnau

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Ro Rosana
Neuquén Province, Argentina

Ro Rosana

Individual | Comunicadora social sustentable
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Virginia Negretti
Berlin, Germany

Virginia Negretti

Individual | Managing Partner Negretti Expertise
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Rabat City
Rabat, Morocco

Rabat City

Institution | CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
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Maryjane Chikukwa
Johannesburg, South Africa

Maryjane Chikukwa

Individual | Programme Manager
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Short Annabel
New York City, United States

Short Annabel

Individual | Principal, It's Material
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