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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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Refurbishing ‘Los Limoneros’
Malaga, Spain

Refurbishing ‘Los Limoneros’

Los Limoneros is a social housing complex, which thanks to the project has significantly improved its energy rating.
RogLab
Ljubljana, Slovenia

RogLab

Promoting the innovative use of manufacturing technologies.
100 buildings = 100 stories
Hermoupolis, Greece

100 buildings = 100 stories

Places, people and digital storytelling
A neighbourhood public utility park
Bucharest, Romania

A neighbourhood public utility park

The city of Bucharest is promoting sustainable growth and social cohesion through the creation of a multipurpose public park.
Activation of an urban open space through citizen participation
Berlin, Germany

Activation of an urban open space through citizen participation

The project "Tempelhofer Freiheit" aims to establish a diverse combination of reuses of the former Berlin Tempelhof airport.
Cultural H.I.D.R.A.N.T.
Athens, Greece

Cultural H.I.D.R.A.N.T.

Connecting citizens to their cultural heritage

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Los Angeles , United States

Mary Launer

Individual | Masters Student
Dejan Simovic
Sydney, Australia

Dejan Simovic

Individual | Architect and Urban Planner
Elia Hernando
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Elia Hernando

Individual | Urban Planner
Institute for Culture and Society
Sydney, Australia

Institute for Culture and Society

Institution
Tena, Ecuador

ISRAEL GUTIERREZ

Individual | technician
Johannesburg, South Africa

Thokozile Beshenga

Individual | Student