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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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La Ciguë
Geneva, Switzerland

La Ciguë

The largest self-managed student housing cooperative in the world
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Helsinki Climate Street project
Greater Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Climate Street project

The Climate Street project involves public agencies, residents and businesses working together to convert sustainable ideas into practical, replicable and scalable actions.
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CUIDÁ: vigias ambientales: risk prevention through citizen engagement
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

CUIDÁ: vigias ambientales: risk prevention through citizen engagement

CUIDÁ volunteers are trained in implementing sustainable emergency prevention strategies in communities that are vulnerable to natural disasters.
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BibloRed
Bogotá, Colombia

BibloRed

The Public Libraries of Bogotá District Network
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Usquare.brussels – bringing people, the city and knowledge together
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Usquare.brussels – bringing people, the city and knowledge together

Conversion of a former barracks site into a new district combining heritage, sustainable development, circular economy and knowledge.
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Bogota Best Practice program
Bogotá, Colombia

Bogota Best Practice program

Bogota creates International knowledge exchange opportunities for successful policymaking.
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Windhoek, Namibia

Gregor Schmorl

Individual | Technical Advisor
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Nick Rose
Melbourne , Australia

Nick Rose

Individual | Food Systems Coordinator, Sustain: The Australian Food Network
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Valentino Sevino
Milan, Italy

Valentino Sevino

Individual | Mobility Planning Director
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Ahmed AbuLaban
Ramallah, Palestine

Ahmed AbuLaban

Individual | Ramallah City Director
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Klara Schwobe
Berlin, Germany

Klara Schwobe

Individual | Senate Department for the Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment/ Policy Officer
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Mersin Metropolitan Municipality
Mersin, Turkey

Mersin Metropolitan Municipality

Institution
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