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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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Sustainable Business Mobility Plans (Planes MES)
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

Sustainable Business Mobility Plans (Planes MES)

Public and private organizations take an active role in the promotion of sustainable mobility.
Integrated Metropolitan Governance in Rosario
Rosario, Argentina

Integrated Metropolitan Governance in Rosario

Through the creation of new metropolitan structures, Rosario Metropolitan Area strives for an integrated approach of metropolitan planning processes.
Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) through Cultivation of Agricultural  Products
El Alto, Bolivia

Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) through Cultivation of Agricultural Products

The project for self-sustaining agriculture focuses on local families and especially on the women who have organized themselves in almost 600 community organizations in order to take care of daily issues in residential areas.
Seoul Night Bus based on Big Data Technology
Seoul , South Korea

Seoul Night Bus based on Big Data Technology

The Seoul Night Bus, also known as the "Owl Bus", makes Seoul’s public transportation service ceaseless for the city’s late night commuters
Our Future City
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Our Future City

Growing creativity and improving wellbeing for children and young people through culture.
Efficient and Sustainable Facility Management in the City of Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany

Efficient and Sustainable Facility Management in the City of Freiburg

Central facility management creates a sound database for sustainable planning of the retrofitting and extension of buildings as well as new buildings of Freiburg’s City Administration.

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Joseph Walter Pade
Kampala, Uganda

Joseph Walter Pade

Individual | Commissioner Urban Development
Elia Hernando
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Elia Hernando

Individual | Urban Planner
Jennifer Jiang
Berlin, Germany

Jennifer Jiang

Individual | Architecture and Urban Design Researcher
Rosario, Argentina

Virginia Brussa

Individual | Researcher/Consultant
Moscow, Russia

Berdakh Raziev

Individual | Economist
Carlos Alonso
Mexico City, Mexico

Carlos Alonso

Individual | Head of Monitoring and Evaluation, Resilience Agency of Mexico City