The “What if...? series of virtual conversations #desdecasa”, organised by the Fundació BIT Habitat, has attracted more than four thousand viewers, who also had the opportunity to participate and reflect in real time with the expert speakers. The series has tackled how to reformulate our digital environments to adapt to the new future brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

La relació entre l’educació i les noves tecnologies (TIC) torna a un primer pla a causa del confinament per la crisi sanitària de la Covid-19. El sector educatiu s’enfronta al repte d’impartir clases a través dels canals digitals i de no deixar enrere l’alumnat que no en té accés. Xavier Bonal, catedràtic de sociologia a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, i Evaristo Pérez, docent especialitzat en l’ús de les TIC a l’educació, reflexionen sobre el paper clau de la tecnologia en el futur de l’educació i i sobre la bretxa digital en el tercer diàleg virtual del cicle “I si…? Cicle de converses #desdecasa.

“What if...? Discussion cycle #desdecasa” is a series of virtual dialogues organised by the Fundació BIT Habitat as a window for discussion and reflection on the current health emergency and the digital transformation which may result from this exceptional time. The first session is devoted to digital rights and technological sovereignty.

Misty II, a robot that monitors and cares for its user, and a platform for meeting elderly people's basic and care needs have won the “How to improve elderly people's quality of life using technology” challenge, organised by the City Council and Mobile World Capital Barcelona as part of the 5G Barcelona initiative. The winners will receive €100,000 to fund a pilot test to try out their solutions in Barcelona, starting this coming March.