Catalonia’s digital hub is made up of some 19,000 companies that employ some 180,000 professionals and have an overall turnover of € 30,000M (representing 13% of its GDP). The Catalan ecosystem is built on a solid base of companies, research centres and universities in the sector, and a powerful emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Catalonia is the 4th start-up hub in Europe (StartupBlink, 2020), the 2nd preferred hub by creators of start-ups (Startup Heatmap Europe, 2021) and the 5th European tech hub in terms of investments (Cushman & Wakefield, 2021).
Due to the importance of this sector for the growth of the future economy, the Government of Catalonia has promoted a strong strategy in the field of digital technologies to make Catalonia a digital country. Thanks to this activity, Catalonia has improved his digital development, in the deployment of infrastructures, the growth of technological sectors, the digitalisation of public services and the promotion of strategies in disruptive or innovative technologies as blockchain, 5G, artificial intelligence or New Space.
In this framework, the Government promotes strategies in advanced digital technologies (NewSpace, AI, 5G and blockchain), boosted by its Secretariat for Digital Policy (Catalonia’s Ministry for Business and Labour) in order to create a better future for Catalan cities and their citizens, as you will be able to check at Smart City Expo World Congress 2023 in Barcelona.
We will be pleased to welcome you at Catalonia’s stand D60, located in pavilion 2, where:
• 20 companies of the Catalan technological ecosytem will share with you their last projects, products or services.
• A demonstration on quantum technologies will be held.
Come and visit us!
