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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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 Slum Electrification Program
Ahmedabad, India

Slum Electrification Program

A programme to connect 200,000 poor households to the public electricity grid.
Abasto Cultural Neighbourhood
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abasto Cultural Neighbourhood

Revitalising the Abasto Neighbourhood through arts and community action.
The Green Line: Social Development Comprehensive Plan (La Línea Verde)
Aguascalientes City, Mexico

The Green Line: Social Development Comprehensive Plan (La Línea Verde)

The aim of the Línea Verde is to provide public spaces that contribute to enhance community life for more than 300,000 inhabitants living in the poorest area of the city.
Iloilo River Esplanade
Iloilo City, Philippines

Iloilo River Esplanade

Transforming a 13km waterway into a vibrant urban destination for recreation and environmental education.
URBAN GreenUP
Liverpool, United Kingdom

URBAN GreenUP

An innovative, research-based blueprint for intelligent-led city greening
Engaging the long term unemployed by greening public spaces and through training
Zagreb, Croatia

Engaging the long term unemployed by greening public spaces and through training

Long term unemployed people work in the city’s public green spaces in exchange for education and training in fields which are in high demand in the local economy.

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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
Bogotá, Colombia

District Secretary of Mobility

Institution | The District Secretariat of Mobility, as leader of the mobility sector in Bogota City.
Andrés Pisani
Rosario, Argentina

Andrés Pisani

Individual | Architect
Lisbon, Portugal

Sofia Pereira

Individual | sociologist
María del Carmen Sánchez Carreira
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

María del Carmen Sánchez Carreira

Individual | University Professor and Researcher
Pierre loti NGOH MATIKE
Douala, Cameroon

Pierre loti NGOH MATIKE

Individual | Territorial Animator