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That's a wrap on 2025!

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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Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City

To combat natural disasters the Ramani Huria project uses community mapping to increase resilience throughout the city.
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Edinburgh Collected
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Collected

An innovative solution to the management and expansion of heritage digital collections.
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Counter for Heritage and Sustainability
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Counter for Heritage and Sustainability

Empowering Sustainable Stewardship of Cultural Heritage
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REECH initiative
Liverpool, United Kingdom

REECH initiative

Through REECH, Liverpool works with a range of partners, including social housing providers and local authorities, to improve the energy efficiency of social housing and SME business premises in its most deprived communities.
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Re-discovering the Antonine Wall
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Re-discovering the Antonine Wall

World Heritage for community development
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Green Square
Sydney, Australia

Green Square

From a rich industrial past to a vibrant sustainable and connected community
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AIPH World Green City Awards
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AIPH World Green City Awards

Institution | Leading global thinking on the successful integration of nature into the built environment
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Denisse Cerda
Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile, Chile

Denisse Cerda

Individual | Urban planner
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Javier Duarte
Bogotá, Colombia

Javier Duarte

Individual | Architect & Urbanist
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Hamid Isfahanizadeh
Mashhad, Iran

Hamid Isfahanizadeh

Individual | Director of International Cooperation Office
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Sven Hausigke
Berlin, Germany

Sven Hausigke

Individual | Managing Partner
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Montréal, Canada

Guy Grenier

Individual
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