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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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Rennes Metropole: Inclusive employment through waste management
Rennes Metropole, France

Rennes Metropole: Inclusive employment through waste management

Rennes Metropole is using social clauses in public procurement for its waste management activities to tackle long term unemployment among low skilled people.
Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square
Berlin, Germany

Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square

The redesign and reconstruction of the Leopoldplatz Square took place between 2011 and 2013. The aim of the process was to explore solutions to existing conflicts on the square and to jointly find a way in which all space users would feel comfortable at Leopoldplatz without excluding certain groups.
EcoHouse Antwerp - Fighting poverty and unemployment while reaching city climate targets
Antwerp, Belgium

EcoHouse Antwerp - Fighting poverty and unemployment while reaching city climate targets

Antwerp is running an advice and demonstration centre for residents to improve energy efficiency of homes.
Pre-earthquake measures in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

Pre-earthquake measures in Tokyo

The City of Tokyo has introduced a series of measures to reduce the number of people becoming stranded in the metropolitan area in emergency situations.
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.
Children First
Bogotá, Colombia

Children First

A sustainable mobility program for children.

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Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
Guangzhou, China

Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

Institution | Urban Award
Chongo Kaulule
Lusaka, Zambia

Chongo Kaulule

Individual | Geography Teacher
Marie-Christine Therrien
Montréal, Canada

Marie-Christine Therrien

Individual | Professor and Director of Cité-ID LivingLab Urban Resilience Governance
Ingeborg Stude
Berlin, Germany

Ingeborg Stude

Individual | Dipl. Ing. Urban Planning
Safaa Aldwaik
Ramallah, Palestine

Safaa Aldwaik

Individual | Director of GIS & IT / CTO