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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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Citizens’ Observatories in Bogota, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia

Citizens’ Observatories in Bogota, Colombia

Citizens’ Observatories are collaborative spaces where citizens voluntarily participate in a public request and accountability process, based on the implementation of the “District and Local Administration Follow-up Tool”.
Sustainable Development of Tehran City Green Space
Tehran, Iran

Sustainable Development of Tehran City Green Space

Tehran Parks and Green Space Organization is committed to achieving sustainable development of Tehran green space and improving environmental protection. The organization also conducts awareness raising campaigns and training activities to broaden citizens' knowledge about parks development.
Urban Transport Plan for the Ile-de-France Region
Ile de France, France

Urban Transport Plan for the Ile-de-France Region

The Plan aims to find a better balance between transportation and environmental issues in the metropolitan region of Paris Ile-de-France
Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative
Delhi, India

Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative

The Urban renewal project taken up by the Aga Khan Foundation revitalizes and unifies various segregated heritage sites around Humayun's tomb and Sunder nursery.
TOTATOGA
Busan, South Korea

TOTATOGA

Busan’s historic downtown culture cluster
Nantes Patrimonia
Nantes, France

Nantes Patrimonia

A digital platform for the discovery and expression of heritage

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Bogotá, Colombia

Melissa Zamora Pardo

Individual | Political Scientist
Storm Cunningham
Washington, D.C., United States

Storm Cunningham

Individual | Executive Director: RECONOMICS Institute. Editor: REVITALIZATION. Author; Speaker; Urban/Rural Regeneration Strategist
Claudio Acioly Jr
Nairobi, Kenya

Claudio Acioly Jr

Individual | Head of Capacity Building and Interim Director Research and Capacity Development of UN-Habitat, United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Rosario, Argentina

Aurélie Charton

Individual | Engineer
GRÜNSTATTGRAU
Vienna, Austria

GRÜNSTATTGRAU

Institution
Joseph Walter Pade
Kampala, Uganda

Joseph Walter Pade

Individual | Commissioner Urban Development