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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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Warehouse of Ideas
Waterford, Ireland

Warehouse of Ideas

A cultural quarter in Ireland’s oldest city
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La Fábrica
Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Fábrica

a self-management model, which promotes community-led housing and participation
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Local mobility concept Wrangelkiez in Berlin-Kreuzberg
Berlin, Germany

Local mobility concept Wrangelkiez in Berlin-Kreuzberg

Co-Design and co-creation of an integrated mobility concept for a bicycle and pedestrian friendly neighbourhood (Nahmobilitätskonzept - NahMob).
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Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for building resilient communities
Albay (Province), Philippines

Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for building resilient communities

The province of Albay in the Philippines has adopted strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) to foster economic prosperity and keep its population safe.
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Horizon 2030
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Horizon 2030

Localization of global development milestones and international best practices.
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Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program

This programme uses micro-credit loans and provides business training to alleviate poverty and unemployment in the city of Addis Ababa.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Leona Klein

Individual | Student
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Santa Monica, United States

Rusk Julie

Individual | Assistant Director, Community and Cultural Services
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Berlin, Germany

Katharina Kaul

Individual | EU Policy Officer
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Andrés Scagliola
Montevideo, Uruguay

Andrés Scagliola

Individual | Political Scientist | Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat of Diversity | Intendencia de Montevideo
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Achim Geissinger
Berlin, Germany

Achim Geissinger

Individual | editor
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Amalia Noemi Martinez
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Amalia Noemi Martinez

Individual | MA Student at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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