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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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Curitiba’s Urban Agriculture Programme
Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba’s Urban Agriculture Programme

A green revolution to address food security and climate change
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Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management
Cairo, Egypt

Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management

The Qalyubeya Governate aims to improve waste collection services in the Egyptian cities of Khosoos and Khanka, while simultaneously advancing the working conditions of the informal workforce who provide collection services.
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Johannesburg-Lilongwe Mentorship Programme
Lilongwe, Malawi

Johannesburg-Lilongwe Mentorship Programme

Lilongwe City Development Strategy has been developed through an innovative Mentorship Programme with the City of Johannesburg
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Urban Micro Parks
Fortaleza, Brazil

Urban Micro Parks

Transforming degraded land into useable public space
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BIM-IFC territorial cartography: democratizing high-quality spatial information
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

BIM-IFC territorial cartography: democratizing high-quality spatial information

The Barcelona Metropolitan Area offers high-quality 3D BIM territorial models in open IFC format - free and accessible to everyone.
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DARAJA
Nairobi, Kenya

DARAJA

The Inclusive City-Community Forecasting and Early Warning Service
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Valentino Sevino
Milan, Italy

Valentino Sevino

Individual | Mobility Planning Director
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Daphne Gondhalekar
Munich, Germany

Daphne Gondhalekar

Individual | Urban planning researcher
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María del Carmen Sánchez Carreira
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

María del Carmen Sánchez Carreira

Individual | University Professor and Researcher
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Daniel Arbulo
Montevideo, Uruguay

Daniel Arbulo

Individual | Responsable
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Lisbon, Portugal

Elena Hernandez

Individual | Research Fellow
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Ngounou Pouene Charlie Martial
Douala, Cameroon

Ngounou Pouene Charlie Martial

Individual | Expert in Local Finances
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