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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.

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration

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Improving Traffic Safety near Schools
Xianning, China

Improving Traffic Safety near Schools

A low-carbon initiative to change travel behaviours
Risk management and prevention
Marseilles, France

Risk management and prevention

This project used interdisciplinary cooperation and stakeholder involvement to implement a risk management system.
Neighbourhood rehabilitation: community participation - pilot concept
Baghdad, Iraq

Neighbourhood rehabilitation: community participation - pilot concept

The project is based on community participation as a way to improve municipal service delivery in four low-income neighbourhoods
KomKuk – linking creatives
Düsseldorf, Germany

KomKuk – linking creatives

Fostering creativity through creative enablement
Establishing Neighborhood Houses in informal settlements
Shiraz, Iran

Establishing Neighborhood Houses in informal settlements

The urban administration team of Shiraz are working collaboratively with residents to improve neighborhoods in informal settlements.
Startblok Riekerhaven
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Startblok Riekerhaven

Bringing young people and refugees together through housing

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Emma Roy

Individual | Environmental Officer
Alexandra Endara
La Paz, Bolivia

Alexandra Endara

Individual | Consultant
Boet Paula
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Boet Paula

Individual | Project Manager
Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi
Grand Paris, France

Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi

Individual | City diplomacy consultant and lecturer
Pere Giralt
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Pere Giralt

Individual | International Relations Intern
Montijo Michelle
Mexico City, Mexico

Montijo Michelle

Individual | Biologist