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Gender Justice Strategy
Bogotá, Colombia

Gender Justice Strategy

Shaping policy to create a safe, equitable and inclusive city for women.
Baguio SIGLAT Youth Innovation Hub
Baguio, Philippines

Baguio SIGLAT Youth Innovation Hub

The power of community collaboration and inclusivity in creating positive change for the young people.
Glasgow, United Kingdom

OPEN Glasgow – City Data Hub

Glasgow’s City Data Hub is home to 400 datasets, published with support from 60 partner organisations. The data gives citizens and businesses insight into life in their city, and allows them to get more involved in decision making.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

OpenBorough: active citizenship via e-participation

The City of Amsterdam has embarked on a project to make democracy more dynamic and interactive by developing a digital participatory platform to engage with residents.
Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city
Baguio, Philippines

Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city

An urban planning concept where residents can access most of their daily needs—work, shopping, healthcare, education, and recreation—within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their home.
Saebit Talk Talk
Suwon, South Korea

Saebit Talk Talk

A citizen participation platform to increase participatory planning
Chicago, United States

SmartData Platform: solving problems before they start

The SmartData Platform is an open source predictive analytics tool that enables data-driven decision making to ensure city operations are smarter and more efficient.
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.
Greater Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Region Infoshare (HRI)

In 2010, the cities of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area began sharing public data for anyone to use freely. These open datasets, available through a web platform (www.hri.fi), make it possible for citizens to develop applications and follow public decision making.