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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.
Dakar, Senegal
Dakar paving streets by hands
The program aims at modernizing and embellishing the city of Dakar while more than 1,500 employments can be created.
Boston, United States
Youth Lead the Change: Participatory Budgeting ...
Through this participatory budgeting program, youth had the opportunity to collect ideas for capital projects, distill those ideas into concrete proposals, hold a city-wide vote to determine which projects get funded, and directly determine how $1 million is spent to improve Boston for everyone.
Durban, South Africa
eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal...
In 2004, the municipality initiated the community ablution blocks (CABs) programme to provide communal water and sanitation facilities to un-served informal settlements in the urban and peri-urban areas of eThekwini.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Rea Vaya - Bus Rapid Transit System
The Rea Vaya (‘we are going’) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system provides accessible, reliable and affordable public transport services for residents of Johannesburg and reduces the city’s C02 emissions.
Eskisehir, Turkey
Eskisehir City Memory Museum
Eskishir has created a Memory Museum that combines museology with modern technology. The museum is designed with a new concept by which memory elements are recorded in a digital environment, rather than exhibited as artistic or historical objects.
Dubuque, United States
Smarter Sustainable Dubuque
Smarter Sustainable Dubuque is a partnership between the City of Dubuque and IBM Research to pilot an integrated, cross-silo initiative for managing resources and reducing carbon emissions.
La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz Road Zebras: A Citizen Culture Project
The City of La Paz’s Zebra project employs marginalized youth and young adults to deliver a road sharing education programme aimed at pedestrians and drivers.
Cairo, Egypt
Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management
The Qalyubeya Governate aims to improve waste collection services in the Egyptian cities of Khosoos and Khanka, while simultaneously advancing the working conditions of the informal workforce who provide collection services.