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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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Gwangju Carbon Bank system
Gwangju, South Korea

Gwangju Carbon Bank system

In 2008, the City of Gwangju has initiated a program to spark voluntary carbon-saving steps by citizens. Five years later, 1.5 million Gwangju citizens were already participating or 62 percent of the city’s population.
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Do You Kyoto?
Kyoto, Japan

Do You Kyoto?

Are you doing something good for the environment?
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The Metro Line 3
Guadalajara, Mexico

The Metro Line 3

The construction of a new subway line will increase transport capacity and reduce the transit time for passengers who commute to work, study or socialize in the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara.
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Detroit Cultural Centre Planning Initiative
Detroit, United States

Detroit Cultural Centre Planning Initiative

A Guiding Plan for Dynamic Unity
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Programa Tô Legal
São Paulo, Brazil

Programa Tô Legal

Empowering informal workers and fostering entrepreneurial growth.
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Co-creating for better co-existing
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Co-creating for better co-existing

An inclusive approach to urban renewal
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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Ali Al-Saeedi

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Madrid, Spain

Carrillo Ana

Individual | Communication Service Manager
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Petra Warman
Berlin, Germany

Petra Warman

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Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Ryou

Individual
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Kátia Fenyves
São Paulo, Brazil

Kátia Fenyves

Individual | Head of UK-Brazil Green Finance Programme
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Valladolid, Spain

CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation

Institution
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