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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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Social and Urban Integration in Barrio Mugica (former Villa 31)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Social and Urban Integration in Barrio Mugica (former Villa 31)

Integrating a large informal settlement to the City’s urban, social and economic fabric.
Inside Out
Antwerp, Belgium

Inside Out

The city of Antwerp has turned the challenge of integrating refugees into the labour market into an opportunity to transition to a circular economy.
District Marketplace Management and Administration Model
Bogotá, Colombia

District Marketplace Management and Administration Model

A comprehensive business model to revitalise Bogota's marketplaces.
Energy Advice Points
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Energy Advice Points

A programme to reduce the number of people at risk of energy poverty.
Neighbourhood development based on equal opportunities in Krefeld
Krefeld, Germany

Neighbourhood development based on equal opportunities in Krefeld

Through its pilot project Nachbarschaft Samtweberei (“Velvet weavers’ neighbourhood”) in the German city of Krefeld, the Montag Foundation for Urban Spaces is demonstrating how cooperation with the local authority can make socially sound urban development work.
Green Factor Tool
Melbourne , Australia

Green Factor Tool

Empowering developers to create a greener, more liveable city through innovative urban design

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Hossam Ibrahim
Cairo, Egypt

Hossam Ibrahim

Individual | Urban & Regional Planning Consultant
City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award

Institution | Urban Award
Katharina Metz
Berlin, Germany

Katharina Metz

Individual | Communications & Projekt Management @ ECO AI LAB
Berlin, Germany

Eva Exner

Individual | Projektmanagement
Joao Favaro De Oliveira
Curitiba, Brazil

Joao Favaro De Oliveira

Individual | Senior Project Advisor
Schulte-Fischedick Carla
Berlin, Germany

Schulte-Fischedick Carla

Individual | Networker + Multiplikator about sustainability