Building Digital Cities from the Ground Up
Data Sovereignty and Participatory Democracy — Barcelona
Francesca Bria
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Policy case on Barcelona's digital city strategy — data sovereignty, participatory democracy, and alternatives to extractive smart-city models.
Pairs with our Decidim and Barcelona research entries on civic digital infrastructure.
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