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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

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Closing the Digital Divide

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.
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Global State of Democracy 2025

Global State of Democracy 2025

Democracy on the move
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Digital Democracy - Call for Content

Digital Democracy - Call for Content

The Transformative Force of Digital Democracies
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e-sabha app

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.
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C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration
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Discus Housing First
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Discus Housing First

Giving homeless people control over their route to secure housing.
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Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for building resilient communities
Albay (Province), Philippines

Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for building resilient communities

The province of Albay in the Philippines has adopted strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) to foster economic prosperity and keep its population safe.
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Shared Bicycle System of Bogotá D.C.
Bogotá, Colombia

Shared Bicycle System of Bogotá D.C.

Promoting accessibility, equity, and inclusion.
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The City of Copenhagen's Bicycle Strategy
Copenhagen, Denmark

The City of Copenhagen's Bicycle Strategy

Sustainable cities of the future will be ones where transport options other than fossil-fuel powered private vehicles are the norm. Bike-friendly Copenhagen is leading the way, as this case study explores.
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Santa Ana en Cleta
Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Santa Ana en Cleta

Women Leading the charge for sustainable change in the city's mobility culture.
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Warehouse of Ideas
Waterford, Ireland

Warehouse of Ideas

A cultural quarter in Ireland’s oldest city
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Berlin, Germany

Gesa Homann

Individual | Policy officer
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Carlos Placencia
Monterrey, Mexico

Carlos Placencia

Individual | Architect
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Germán De Giobbi
Montevideo, Uruguay

Germán De Giobbi

Individual | Profesor de Educación Física
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Los Angeles , United States

Mary Launer

Individual | Masters Student
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Angela Jain
Berlin, Germany

Angela Jain

Individual | Senior Researcher
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Nils Scheffler
Berlin, Germany

Nils Scheffler

Individual | Urban planner & developer
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