{"id":8416,"date":"2021-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i2cat.net\/the-i2cat-foundation-and-the-ministry-for-digital-policy-and-public-administration-invite-you-to-transform-catalonias-natural-areas\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:47:16","slug":"the-i2cat-foundation-and-the-ministry-for-digital-policy-and-public-administration-invite-you-to-transform-catalonias-natural-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i2cat.net\/ca\/the-i2cat-foundation-and-the-ministry-for-digital-policy-and-public-administration-invite-you-to-transform-catalonias-natural-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"The i2CAT Foundation and the Ministry for Digital Policy and Public Administration invite you to transform Catalonia\u2019s natural areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 8th edition of the Smart Catalonia Challenge is with the Rural Agents Corps<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Today, the Rural Agents Corps announced the challenges to be solved with an innovative ICT solution in the new edition of the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/i2cat.net\/projectes\/smart-cities-smartcatchallenge\/?lang=ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SmartCatalonia Challenge<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the open innovation competition promoted by the Ministry for Digital Policy to boost SMEs and startups to deal with cities and entities needs. This new edition is focused on the rural environment, with four challenges that aim to protect the natural environment. Dani Marco, Innovation and Digital Economy director, and Marc Costa, managing director of the Rural Agents Corps, chaired the online presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The four challenges for the 8th edition of the Challenge are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Improvement of the monitoring of wildlife species:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">this challenge aims to<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">find a solution to ensure a long lifespan of the monitoring and tracking systems of animals in danger of extinction.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Automated predator expulsion systems for extensive livestock:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">this challenge aims to develop an automated system for expelling, ensuring the safety of cattle and horses, while protecting the ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Access control systems in natural spaces:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0this challenge aims to develop an innovative solution capable of facilitating, optimizing, and automating the process of controlling access to certain natural spaces to ensure their environmental protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drones or other technologies to control and capture ungulates:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">this challenge aims to develop a system to improve the tracking, control, and capture processes of wild boars and other ungulates species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you wish to participate the registrations are open until the <strong>31st of May<\/strong>. Follow<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/participa.challenge.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0this link<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to enroll: the finalists will be announced in June and invited to participate in the Finale, where the winners will be selected. The three winning proposals will be awarded \u20ac15.000, \u20ac3.000, and \u20ac2.000, respectively. The winners will perform a pilot test with the Rural Agents Corps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can see the live presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M9CX6KL_6gQ&amp;list=PL3W1PQrMpPSBSx8AYLyy2tTYh_oNFppMR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10931\" src=\"https:\/\/i2cat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/210120_reptes_SmartCatalonia_Challenge_Agents_Rurals_2047810166.jpg\" alt=\"rural\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Original source:<a href=\"https:\/\/politiquesdigitals.gencat.cat\/ca\/detalls\/Noticia\/210120_SMARTCATALONIA_CHALLENGE_RURAL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ministry for Digital Policy and Public Administration of the Government of Catalonia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 8th edition of the Smart Catalonia Challenge is with the Rural Agents Corps Today,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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