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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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Urban Agriculture Ordinance
Chicago, United States

Urban Agriculture Ordinance

A reform of city laws to clarify existing rules and expand the opportunities for food growing and livestock rearing within municipal limits.
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Smart Map: rent, share, exchange, borrow
Gothenburg, Sweden

Smart Map: rent, share, exchange, borrow

The city of Gothenburg's Smart Map platform shows residents where they can find things to hire, borrow, share or swap while simultaneously helping to reduce consumption based emissions and create services for the sharing economy.
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Lisbon Local Development Strategy for Priority Intervention Areas
Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon Local Development Strategy for Priority Intervention Areas

This City of Lisbon strategy supports local projects and municipal partnerships that improve the social and territorial cohesion of deprived neighbourhoods.
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Morus Association: a grassroots approach to refugee integration
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Morus Association: a grassroots approach to refugee integration

A community-led initiative with multi-stakeholder support to facilitate the integration of refugees outside Turin in the Lanzo Valleys.
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Modern facility for transforming cassava into attiéké in the Songon Kassemblé
Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Modern facility for transforming cassava into attiéké in the Songon Kassemblé

A pilot project to improve the living conditions of women and young people in the District of Abidjan
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heritage x design
Eindhoven, Netherlands

heritage x design

Time travel in the city of Eindhoven
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Simon Dickinson

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Thomas Kiwus
Berlin, Germany

Thomas Kiwus

Individual | Project Manager / Coach / NEW WORK Enthusiast
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Hazhi Hassan
Munich, Germany

Hazhi Hassan

Individual | Student
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John Crawford
Auckland, New Zealand

John Crawford

Individual | Process Engineer
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State of Paraná, Brazil

Antonio Hiller

Individual | Deputy Chief of the Civil Defense of Paraná State, in Brazil
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Anna Iafisco
Brussels, Belgium

Anna Iafisco

Individual | Policy Officer
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