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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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Climate Smart Hyllie
Malmö, Sweden

Climate Smart Hyllie

Hyllie is Malmö's largest residential and commercial development area. By 2030, Hyllie will be 100% sustained by renewable or recycled energy, achieved by using integrated new and smart technology solutions.
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Intersections: Dialogues on Inequalities
Montevideo, Uruguay

Intersections: Dialogues on Inequalities

Design of local policy agenda that addresses the principle of intersectionality
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Eco-Mileage System
Seoul , South Korea

Eco-Mileage System

The eco-mileage system is an incentive program for citizens and organizations to reduce energy consumption.
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Model Street – making cities together
Nairobi, Kenya

Model Street – making cities together

A collaborative project supporting community-led design to improve public spaces.
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Rea Vaya - Bus Rapid Transit System
Johannesburg, South Africa

Rea Vaya - Bus Rapid Transit System

The Rea Vaya (‘we are going’) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system provides accessible, reliable and affordable public transport services for residents of Johannesburg and reduces the city’s C02 emissions.
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Gothenburg’s entrepreneurial hub
Gothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg’s entrepreneurial hub

Entrepreneurial West Hisingen aims at developing entrepreneurial capacity in a multicultural district with high unemployment and low aspirations.
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Ramon Torra
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Ramon Torra

Individual | Architect_AMB General Manager
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Berlin, Germany

Massil Yesli

Individual | Student
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Katharina Metz
Berlin, Germany

Katharina Metz

Individual | Project & Communications Manager
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Amman, Jordan

Nisreen Alaraj

Individual | Local development Expert
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Cork, Ireland

Ronan Gingles

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Lisa Buchmann
Berlin, Germany

Lisa Buchmann

Individual | Research assistant
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