
Barcelona, London and Amsterdam create the Global Observatory of Artificial Intelligence to facilitate the application of ethical AI systems in cities
It is an initiative promoted within the framework of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights and will have the collaboration of UN-Habitat and CIDOB.

Barcelona present at the 7th Rivas Smart City Meeting
The director of the IMI’s Office for Knowledge Society, Jordi Cirera, spoke at the session to offer a 360-degree view of 5G technology.

Digital talent and tech companies meet in the speed-dating session at 4YFN21-MWC21
4YFN. Over the course of two days, more than sixty candidates will be meeting with seven companies in 130 interviews.

Barcelona Green Deal features at the Mobile World Congress
City Council. The city’s economic roadmap for the next decade will be presented.

Consult the Fab Lab activity report with regard to the Covid-19 crisis
Digital inclusion. From March to June 2020, the city's Fab Labs focused on tackling Covid-19. Discover what they did to deal with the pandemic.

The impact of drone technology from the municipal perspective
The City Council takes part in a series of round tables to assess the implementation of the use of drones in public services and to study possible synergies with other cities.

Barcelona collaborates on the 5G Catalunya project
The 5G Catalunya project is to be developed with the collaboration of various organisations, such as Barcelona City Council, Mobile World Capital Barcelona, Fira de Barcelona, i2cat, Intel and the IESE business school.

The submission period opens for sports start-up entries under the BCN Sports Tech Hub Sport-Up programme
City. The entry-submission process will be open from 4 to 30 May.

Digitisation of the maintenance of metro line 5 (L5)
Mobility and transport. The aims are to avoid breakdowns and maintain the equipment more efficiently.

Solar paving to generate electricity in Plaça de les Glòries
Environment and sustainability. The pilot project will see an area of 50 square metres get solar energy generating paving to produce 7,560 kWh a year, equivalent to the consumption of three homes.