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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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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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LGBTI public policy
Bogotá, Colombia

LGBTI public policy

Promoting co-existence and respect for difference.
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Urban Development Strategy for the City of Chisinau
Chisinau, no country specified

Urban Development Strategy for the City of Chisinau

This project addresses challenges using participatory approaches in the area of local governance, finance, and the application of modern urban and land management practices.
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TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit System
Bogotá, Colombia

TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit System

The TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the city of Bogota, Colombia provides residents with efficient and safe mass transit that encourages high ridership.
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CUIDÁ: vigias ambientales: risk prevention through citizen engagement
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

CUIDÁ: vigias ambientales: risk prevention through citizen engagement

CUIDÁ volunteers are trained in implementing sustainable emergency prevention strategies in communities that are vulnerable to natural disasters.
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Do You Kyoto?
Kyoto, Japan

Do You Kyoto?

Are you doing something good for the environment?
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Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo
Medellín, Colombia

Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo

Inhabitants of a former informal settlement are supplied with clean water, sewage, and waste disposal.
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Lakshmi Rajendran
London, United Kingdom

Lakshmi Rajendran

Individual | Senior Research Fellow in Future Cities
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Bengaluru, India

Arun Jain

Individual | Urban Designer, Urban Strategist
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Ezekiel Jere
Lusaka, Zambia

Ezekiel Jere

Individual | Dean - School of ICT
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Reinhard Dassel
Berlin, Germany

Reinhard Dassel

Individual | Sustainable cities provide a better live
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Tarik Hamzic
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tarik Hamzic

Individual | Smartivist
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Washington, D.C., United States

Chris Moon

Individual | Researcher
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