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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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Solar powered schools
Hyderabad, India

Solar powered schools

The project aims to provide low-carbon power supply for public buildings and their neighbourhoods.
Revitalization of Namur-De la Savane area
Montréal, Canada

Revitalization of Namur-De la Savane area

Addressing urban sprawl by sustainable transformation of vacant land.
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.
SciTech DiploHub
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

SciTech DiploHub

Implementing a Science and Technology Diplomacy Strategy.
Entrepreneurs for the Future (e4f )
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Entrepreneurs for the Future (e4f )

Young startup businesses benefit from tailored support and being part of a community. That’s what makes Birmingham’s ‘Entrepreneurs for the Future’ (e4f) programme stand out: it offers bespoke support and the chance to join a network of like-minded startups.
Oderberger Street: participative renewal of a historically grown street environment
Berlin, Germany

Oderberger Street: participative renewal of a historically grown street environment

The main challenge of this project was to implement a concept of street renewal respecting the historically grown character of Oderberger Street and conserve the unique identification the residents have, while still satisfying needs of a modern urban environment.

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sandra Bustamante

Individual | PhD in Polítical Science
Franziska Eidner
Berlin, Germany

Franziska Eidner

Individual | Communications Expert
Sabina Dimitriu
Bucharest, Romania

Sabina Dimitriu

Individual | Urban Development Expert
Areej Areej kiwan
Cairo, Egypt

Areej Areej kiwan

Individual | Researcher - teaching assistant at Mansoura university
Houston, United States

Maximilien Chong Lee Shin

Individual | Graduate student
Gothenburg, Sweden

Jakob Jakob

Individual | Leasing Manager