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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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The City of Copenhagen's Bicycle Strategy
Copenhagen, Denmark

The City of Copenhagen's Bicycle Strategy

Sustainable cities of the future will be ones where transport options other than fossil-fuel powered private vehicles are the norm. Bike-friendly Copenhagen is leading the way, as this case study explores.
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West Louisville FoodPort
Louisville, United States

West Louisville FoodPort

Huge FoodPort project set to benefit small/medium farmers and reduce supply chain to bring consumers closer to their food sources.
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Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

Urban Poverty and City Consultation Process: Poverty Reduction Programme

The programme showed significant results in poverty reduction and creating employment.
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Cycle Superhighways
The Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Cycle Superhighways

Long, cohesive cycle routes linking urban areas and workplaces across municipal borders.
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App Ciudadana Córdoba
Cordoba, Argentina

App Ciudadana Córdoba

A mobile app that allows citizens to lodge complaints regarding problems that occur in public spaces to the Municipal Government.
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De Energiecentrale
Ghent, Belgium

De Energiecentrale

Ghent’s one stop shop for energy renovations
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Johannesburg, South Africa

Carmel Rawhani

Individual | Postdoctoral Fellow, Wits-TUB-UniLag Urban Lab, Wits School of Architecture and Planning
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Medellín, Colombia

ACI Medellín

Institution
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AIPH World Green City Awards
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AIPH World Green City Awards

Institution | Leading global thinking on the successful integration of nature into the built environment
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Kátia Fenyves
São Paulo, Brazil

Kátia Fenyves

Individual | Head of UK-Brazil Green Finance Programme
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Liam Magee
Sydney, Australia

Liam Magee

Individual | Researcher
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Leeds, United Kingdom

Camille Thomas

Individual | Voluntary sector project management
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