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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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Parches Verdes – Lungs for Life
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

Parches Verdes – Lungs for Life

An active restoration program to improve ecosystem connectivity
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Integrated Action Program for Climate Protection in Munich
Munich, Germany

Integrated Action Program for Climate Protection in Munich

Munich aims to make 50-percent cut in CO2 emissions by 2030.
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Zagreb For Me - revitalisation of public spaces in Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb For Me - revitalisation of public spaces in Zagreb

Through the introduction of innovative methods, the city of Zagreb is revitalising existing public spaces and improving recreation, leisure and social cohesion for citizens.
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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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CoGhent
Ghent, Belgium

CoGhent

Leveraging digitized cultural heritage to foster social cohesion and inclusion.
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Pioneering a Plastic-Free City
Indore, India

Pioneering a Plastic-Free City

An innovative and forward thinking approach to waste management
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Berlin, Germany

Maria Melnikova

Individual | urban planner
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World Habitat
Coalville, United Kingdom

World Habitat

Institution | International charity and awards organisation
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Ayantu Yadachu Fufa Ayantu Yadachu
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ayantu Yadachu Fufa Ayantu Yadachu

Individual | Advisor of the minister at Ethiopian ministry of urban and Infrastructure
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NAJAT ZARROUK
Rabat, Morocco

NAJAT ZARROUK

Individual | Director of the Academy of UCLG Africa, ALGA
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Hong Kong, China

Ada Chan

Individual | Researcher
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Berlin, Germany

Bernd Stary

Institution | CEO
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