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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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Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima
Colima, Mexico

Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima

This project helped implement a strategic plan for reducing fragmentation and spatial disparities, and increasing local capacity building
The ring has come full circle
Utrecht, Netherlands

The ring has come full circle

Healthy urban living for everyone.
BibloRed
Bogotá, Colombia

BibloRed

The Public Libraries of Bogotá District Network
Gunsan City’s Old Downtown Regeneration Project
Gunsan, South Korea

Gunsan City’s Old Downtown Regeneration Project

Heritage preservation and cultural tourism support an urban regeneration program.
Commmunity Participation in Urban Conservation
Yangzhou, China

Commmunity Participation in Urban Conservation

This project aims to improve living conditions of the residents in the Old City area of Yangzhou through Sustainable Urban Conservation.
The Madrid Río Project
Madrid, Spain

The Madrid Río Project

The Madrid Río project aims at converting the zone alongside the Manzanares River into green areas to make the city eco friendlier.

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Vineet Goyal
Hyderabad, India

Vineet Goyal

Individual | Director
Berlin, Germany

Friedemann Walther

Individual | Head of the Division for Active Citizenship and Democracy Support, Senate Chancellery of the federal state of Berlin
Cortés Oliván
Aragon, Spain

Cortés Oliván

Individual | Participation, Transparence, Cooperation and Volunteership General Manager at Government of Aragon (Spain)
Markus Grube
Berlin, Germany

Markus Grube

Individual | Head of business development and IT
Dhanesh Chathuranga Delpachithra Arachchige
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Dhanesh Chathuranga Delpachithra Arachchige

Individual | Architect
Berlin, Germany

Danielle Kerrigan

Individual | Research Assistant