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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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Providence Talks
Providence, United States

Providence Talks

Providence Talks is an early childhood program that puts parents at the heart of their child’s cognitive development. It helps disadvantaged children close the achievement gap by increasing parent-child interactions at a critical age.
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MoveWindhoek – New bus system makes Namibian capital mobile
Windhoek, Namibia

MoveWindhoek – New bus system makes Namibian capital mobile

MoveWindhoek is a new bus system with which poorer population groups are to be provided with better access to mobility and urban motorised individual transport is to be reduced in the long run.
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Docharkheh app
Tehran, Iran

Docharkheh app

An interactive app to encourage cycling and care for the environment
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The Bronx Creative District
Bogotá, Colombia

The Bronx Creative District

Revitalizing the city’s downtown area as a cultural and creative precinct
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Smarter Sustainable Dubuque
Dubuque, United States

Smarter Sustainable Dubuque

Smarter Sustainable Dubuque is a partnership between the City of Dubuque and IBM Research to pilot an integrated, cross-silo initiative for managing resources and reducing carbon emissions.
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Free Public Transport in Tallinn
Tallinn, Estonia

Free Public Transport in Tallinn

In January 2013 the capital of Estonia made a shift to free public transport and became the world's largest city to offer free transit for all its residents.
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Olaf-Gerd Gemein
Hamburg, Germany

Olaf-Gerd Gemein

Individual | Business Architect
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Grand Paris, France

Colle Amélie

Individual | Environment
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Kitcat Jason
London, United Kingdom

Kitcat Jason

Individual | Independent Consultant
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Mercedita Alejandro
Metro Manila, Philippines

Mercedita Alejandro

Individual | Executive Assistant
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Montevideo, Uruguay

NELSON Fernandez

Individual | International Relations
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Kirstine Alsing

Individual | Administrative Assistant for Programmes Metropolis
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