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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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SACUDE Municipal Complex
Montevideo, Uruguay

SACUDE Municipal Complex

The SACUDE Municipal Complex provides facilities and programmes to improve the quality of life for citizens living in the Casavalle Basin settlement in Montevideo.
Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for building resilient communities
Albay (Province), Philippines

Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for building resilient communities

The province of Albay in the Philippines has adopted strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) to foster economic prosperity and keep its population safe.
Girls Leadership programme
Mashhad, Iran

Girls Leadership programme

Empowering young women to take leadership roles in urban sustainability and civic engagement.
Adapting and Installing an international vocational Training for Renewable Energies
Berlin, Germany

Adapting and Installing an international vocational Training for Renewable Energies

Berlin has developed a programme to encourage young people who are disengaging from the formal education system to enter vocational training in green and sustainable technologies.
The Rotterdam Businesscase (De Rotterdamse Zaak)
Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Rotterdam Businesscase (De Rotterdamse Zaak)

De Rotterdamse Zaak is a work-based learning company in which both students and senior entrepreneurs support and consult entrepreneurs in marginal economic areas to improve their economical independence.
Gijon’s Citizen Card
Gijon, Spain

Gijon’s Citizen Card

A single card, Gijon’s Citizen Card, allows Gijon's citizens to pay their bus fare, hire a bike and take out a library book. Today, 250,000 of Gijon’s citizens – 80% of the city’s population - carry this card, unlocking services and facilities across the city.

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Pierre Gillet
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Pierre Gillet

Individual | project manager
Brussels, Belgium

Wilma Dragonetti

Individual | Content editor at Eurocities
Natxo Medina
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Natxo Medina

Individual | Coordinator City to City Barcelona FAD Award
Ventura Godoy
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Ventura Godoy

Individual | Architect
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Jelly Moring

Individual | Programme Manager
SANDEEP RATHOD
Delhi, India

SANDEEP RATHOD

Individual | Urban Routine Immunization Specialist