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The i2CAT Foundation is a non-profit research and innovation centre that promotes mission-driven knowledge to solve business challenges, co-create solutions with a transformative impact, empower citizens through open and participative digital social innovation with territorial capillarity, and promote pioneering and strategic initiatives.
Fostering collaboration to design the digital society of the future.
i2CAT wants to lead the challenge of designing the digital society of the future based on research and innovation in advanced digital
technologies.
Through talent generation and cooperation with the stakeholders of the local and international digital research and innovation ecosystem, i2CAT, with the commitment of its members, envisions Catalonia as a creative, empowered, and innovative society, where knowledge and digital technology are at the service of people.
i2CAT’s activities span the areas of Research, playing a key role in the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation; Strategic Projects, leading local initiatives that strengthen the digital policies of public administration, and Technology Transfer, fostering R&D collaboration with companies to develop innovative market-oriented solutions.
Excellence | Commitment |
| Talent, knowledge, experience, cutting-edge | Integrity, trust, proactivity, impact. |
Inspiration | Collaboration |
| Creativity, vision, leadership, motivation. | Cooperation, co-creation, |
Four pillars define our identity to advance towards a new digital society and economy.
| Core funding Government of Catalonia | 10% |
| Public competitive funding | 54% |
| R&D Services | 18% |
| Public & Private Contributions | 18% |
| Research and Development | 44 |
| Innovation | 22 |
| Support Staff | 28 |
| Administration and Management | 8 |
| R&D On-Demand Services | 20 |
| Competitive Projects | 39 |
| Strategic R&D Projects with Public Administration | 12 |
Mr. Jordi Puigneró i Ferrer, President, Vice president and Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration of the Government of Catalonia
Mr. Daniel Crespo, Vice-President I, Rector of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Mr. Carles Salvadó Usach, Secretary of the Board, Head of Telecommunications Service for the Telecommunications, Cybersecurity and Digital Society Department, Government of Catalonia
Mr. David Ferrer i Canosa, Secretary of Digital Policies, Government of Catalonia
Mr. Daniel Marco Pàrraga, Director General of Innovation and Digital Economy, Government of Catalonia
Mr. Víctor Vera Vinardell, Key Account Territorial Director, Orange
Mrs. Natàlia Mas, Director General of Industry for the Government of Catalonia and Chief Executive Officer of ACCIÓ
Mr. Joan Gómez Pallarès, Director General of Research, Government of Catalonia
Mr. Climent Molins, Vice-rector for Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Mr. Jordi Llorca, Vice-rector for Research at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Mr. Josep Lluís Larriba-Pey, delegate of the UPC Rector at the Mobile World CongressMr. Xavier Milà Vidal, Managing Director for the Centre of Telecommunication and Information Technologies, Government of Catalonia.
Mr. Lluis Rovira Pato, Director at CERCA Institution
Mr. Alejandro Carballo, Director Public Administrations at Catalunya and Aragón at Vodafone
Mr. Albert Armengol López, Director for the Public Sector at Fujitsu Technology Solutions
Mr. Francesc Bert i Josa, General Manager at Cisco Systems in Catalonia
Mr. Amadeu Gassó Gimeno, Technical Manager at CCMA
Mrs. Carme Torras, Research Professor at the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC) and Head of research line Perception and Manipulation, Institut de Robotica i Informatica Industrial (IRI)
Mr. Óscar Pallarols Brossa, Director of Strategy for Product and Innovation at Cellnex Telecom
Mr. Pol Pérez, Director of the Information Systems Area, Servei Català de la Salut
Mr. Josep Antoni Rom, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation at Universitat Ramon Llull
Mr. Michael Donaldson Carbón, Commissioner for Digital Innovation, Electronic Administration and Good Governance, Barcelona City Council
Mr. David Noguer i Bau, Regional Manager at Juniper Networks
Mr. Oriol Torruella, Director of the Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia, Government of Catalonia
Mrs. Mª Carmen Fernández Tallón, Innovation Manager at Media Pro
Mr. Boris Bellalta Jiménez, Teacher of the ICT Department at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Mr. Ernest Pérez-Mas, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Parlem Telecomunicacions, S.A
Mrs. María José Figueras, Rector at Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Mr. José Manuel Casas Aljama, Regional Director for Catalunya, Comunitat Valenciana, Illes Balears, Aragón and Región de Murcia at Telefónica
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Professor PhD Dimitra Simeonidou High Performance Networks Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol | Professor Dr. Carsten Bormann Computer Science, Center for Computing Technology (TZI), Universität Bremen | Professor Dr. Jos Baeten Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Universiteit van Amsterdam | Inder Monga Executive Director ESnet, Division Director Scientific Networking |
