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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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22@ Barcelona
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

22@ Barcelona

22@ Barcelona is an urban transformation project with the aim of creating a new innovation district.
Campus Rütli
Berlin, Germany

Campus Rütli

The Campus Rütli is both a concept and a place for promoting the education and social inclusion of underpriviledged children and adolescents
Social Management of Habitat at informal settlements
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Social Management of Habitat at informal settlements

In Buenos Aires, residents of informal neighbourhoods are encouraged to take an active role in the physical and social transformation of their own habitats.
The Wellbeing Project: Measuring and Managing What Really Matters
Santa Monica, United States

The Wellbeing Project: Measuring and Managing What Really Matters

Santa Monica, California is tapping the power of data to evaluate wellbeing. The City of Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Project has created a framework to evaluate community wellbeing, developed a mechanism to measure it and is using this data to target its policies and programs to help residents thrive.
Cultural H.I.D.R.A.N.T.
Athens, Greece

Cultural H.I.D.R.A.N.T.

Connecting citizens to their cultural heritage
Digital transformation of public procedures
Cordoba, Argentina

Digital transformation of public procedures

An e-government reform to improve municipal services.

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Anya Low
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Anya Low

Individual | Design Management/Community Innovation
Ken Shaw
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Ken Shaw

Individual | Head of Employability and Talent Development
Hans Dieter Temp
São Paulo, Brazil

Hans Dieter Temp

Individual | Founder of CIDADES SEM FOME/CITIES WITHOUT HUNGER/STÄDTE OHNE HUNGER
Juan David Palacio Cardona
Medellín, Colombia

Juan David Palacio Cardona

Individual | Director
Cardiff, United Kingdom

Nicol Nicol

Individual | Research associate
Natxo Medina
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Natxo Medina

Individual | Coordinator City to City Barcelona FAD Award