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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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Shiraz - The Green City
Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz - The Green City

Increasing green space and limiting unbridled development through reforestation.
Uruguay Kitchen Program
Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay Kitchen Program

A food education program that promotes good health and wellbeing through citizen participation.
Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city
Baguio, Philippines

Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city

An urban planning concept where residents can access most of their daily needs—work, shopping, healthcare, education, and recreation—within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their home.
District Marketplace Management and Administration Model
Bogotá, Colombia

District Marketplace Management and Administration Model

A comprehensive business model to revitalise Bogota's marketplaces.
Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Plan
Toronto, Canada

Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Plan

The highly participatory approach and its continuous integration of different city departments are outstanding features of this plan
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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Limbourg Iwenga Annie Chrystel  Mairie de Libreville
Libreville, Gabon

Limbourg Iwenga Annie Chrystel Mairie de Libreville

Institution | Advisor of the Mayor of Libreville on charge of decetralized Coopération
Juan Bautista Filguiera Risso
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Juan Bautista Filguiera Risso

Individual | President of the Environmental Protection Agency of Buenos Aires City Government. Bachelor in Law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Dany Silvio Amaral

Individual | Director
Medellín, Colombia

Adriana Escobar

Individual | Comunicadora
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Alfredo Corbalan

Individual | Expert - international and european affairs related to urban development
Montréal, Canada

Gabriella Dery

Individual