Barcelona Shaping urban futures. Step into the city of tomorrow
Starting Point
Barcelona has a bold vision for shaping its future: it promotes ambitious and transformative projects to build a more climate-neutral, competitive and equitable city.
We are also conscious that Barcelona is one of the world's main hotbeds of talent and start-ups for the creation of future-defining solutions. Discover the newest solutions from the most innovative companies in Barcelona, with the support of Barcelona Activa, the local economic development agency of the city here
Areas of action
Barcelona innovates to care, grow and become a carbon-neutral city. Our work focuses on innovation, sustainability and new technologies to create a decarbonised city that is ready for the future, improve everyone's quality of life and create future opportunities.
Below are the city initiatives and projects that make this possible.
Urban transformation projects
- Urban innovation towards a climate-neutral city
- Initiatives for smarter and more sustainable mobility
Digital innovation and knowledge projects
- Initiatives and apps for the everyday life of city residents
- Digitalisation and knowledge for urban management
- GPS data to study visitor flows in Barcelona
- “Wastewater says a lot about you”
- Monitoring and assessing the city's cleaning and waste collection services
- Iris
- Digital Twins
- Living-in.eu
- EDIC on LDT towards Cityverse
- Digitalisation of services for city residents
- Safeguarding digital rights
Economy and competitiveness projects
- Promoting innovation and competitiveness among enterprises
- Digital talent
- Blue economy
