i2CAT

Training course on 5G Technologies
2020-11-30 11:00 - 2020-12-17 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
The training course on 5G technologies, divided into 3 two-hour sessions, addresses companies that wish to become part of the 5G Catalan ecosystem. The assistants will learn about 5G in technology, business models, and use cases.
COURSE PROGRAM
A technological approach to 5G
Monday, November 30 – 11 am to 1 pm
• Welcome (15 min)
Sr. Daniel Marco, General Director of Innovation and Digital Economy in the Government of Catalonia.
• 5G: motivations and needs, usage scenarios, and requirements. General architecture, principles of design, and basic technologies for a 5G system (40 min)
Speaker: Ramon Ferrús – Professor of the Department of Signal Theory and Communications at UPC.
• Questions and feedback (10 min)
• Standardization and regulation: the spectrum for 5G. Illustrative use cases and current situation (45 min)
Speaker: Ramon Ferrús – Professor of the Department of Signal Theory and Communications at UPC.
• Questions and feedback (10 min)

Verticals, use cases, and impact of the 5G
Wednesday, December 2 – 3:30 to 5:30 pm
• 5G use cases. Impact of the 5G on IoT (50 min)
Speaker: Rosa Paradell, Innovation Business Development Director (Public Sector) at the i2cat Foundation.
• Questions and feedback (10 min)
• Success stories and examples of international 5G projects (50 min)
Speaker: Rosa Paradell, Innovation Business Development Director (Public Sector) at the i2CAT Foundation.
• Questions and feedback (10 min)

Success stories and 5G Strategy of Catalonia
Thursday, December 17 – 3 to 5 pm
• The 5G Strategy of Catalonia (50 min)
Speaker: Xavier Flores, Project Manager of Digital Policy in the Government of Catalonia
• Questions and feedback (10 min)
• New business models and new markets for 5G (50 min)
Speaker: Jaume Martín, 5G Programme Manager Mobile World Capital
• Questions and feedback (10 min)

You can buy your tickets here.

The future of cities under debate
2020-11-27 10:00 - 11:30
METGEC (Mesa de l’Enginyeria Tècnica i Graduats Enginyers de Catalunya) organizes a virtual day with three presentations: Mobility, Self-consumption and 5G.
Sergi Figuerola, CTIO of the i2CAT Foundation, will participate in the talk “5G, an opportunity”.
More information and registration here.

Innovation processes for local administrations
2020-11-26 10:00 - 11:30
An online event aiming to boost innovation processes to local entities, showing use cases and promoting innovative project’s bidding.
More information here.
Here you can see the event.
Register!

CoEbreLab 5G Rural Workshop
2020-11-25 09:30 - 14:30
Workshop around the topic of 5G: opportunities for the Catalan rural territory.
You can follow the event live here.

Digital Transformation of the commercial sector
2020-11-25 09:30 - 12:30
CTecno (Cercle Tecnològic de Catalunya) is organizing a conference about the digital transformation of commerce with the support of the City Council of Barcelona, BITHabitat, and Barcelona Activa. There will also be 3 production workshops for the participating establishments.
Here you can find the agenda for the day, information about workshops, and register!

Seminar IoT & Drones - GoHub
2020-11-24 16:00 - 17:00
Are you looking for financing?
The IoT Catalan Alliance and Catalonia Smart Drones, with the support of the Ministry for Digital Policy and the i2CAT Foundation, offer this online seminar led by Judith Cruxent, manager of GoHub.
GoHub is the first open innovation hub of Global Omnium and Aigües de Catalunya that invests in deep tech startups (AI, VR, AR, 5G, IoT, Big Data, robotics…) supporting the digital transformation of Industry 4.0, water management, and smart cities. Its startup acceleration program contains an investment of up to € 3M.
Search for the best startups with deep tech technologies to invest in. Register here!

Presentation of the 5G Area: Camp de Tarragona
2020-11-23 11:30 - 12:30
At the paranimf of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the 5G Area Camp Tarragona will be presented by the Ministry for Digital Policy and Public Administration of the Government of Catalonia. This Area is framed in the 5G Strategy of Catalonia.
With the collaboration of Mobile World Capital Barcelona, Council of Tarragona, the local government of Tarragona and Reus.
You can see it live here: https://bit.ly/335iUwN

MEDGAIMS: Gamification in Tourism (Round 2)
2020-11-20 - 2020-11-21
2nd Call for Projects!
2CAT and Neapolis will conduct the second Hackathon and Creative Lab to develop your ideas!
Deadline to register: 15th of November // Round 2: 20th-21st of November

Digital Transformation - Challenges of Digitalization in Applied Chemistry
2020-11-19 16:00 - 18:00
The chemical industry, oriented to manufacturing and marketing, needs to face the modernization of technologies, operations network, and resource management. In this session, industry leaders will provide answers to these and other challenges.
With the participation of:
Julián Villalobos
GEEKPLUS Sales Director Spain & Portugal
Rosa Paradell
Innovation Business Development Director at 5G – i2Cat
You can register here

Observability Data Analytics e-TechDay Barcelona
2020-11-19 16:00 - 18:00
The Cloudadmins TechDays (now turned virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic) are educational and networking events organized by Cloudadmins.org and local partners/sponsors.
What to expect from this e-TechDay?
4:00pm — Welcome – Jordi Guijarro (Cloudadmins.org)
4:05pm — Infrastructure monitoring with Elastic – Carlos Pérez-Aradros (Elastic.co)
Obtaining real visibility of your systems is increasingly critical, in recent years we have seen how the offer of cloud and container solutions has grown exponentially, and with it the complexity of maintaining a consistent and unified vision of your infrastructure.
In this session we will go through all the options that Elastic offers to go beyond the simple collection of logs, also adding monitoring of metrics, we will go through topics such as:
– Correlation of logs, metrics and APM
– Multi-cloud monitoring
– Kubernetes
– Visualizations and alerts
4.50pm — Wazuh: The Open Source Security Platform – Juan Carlos Tello (Wazuh.com)
Wazuh is a free, open source and enterprise-ready security monitoring solution for threat detection, integrity monitoring, incident response and compliance.
5:20pm — Q&A

Please, note that this event will be conducted in Spanish.
Register here.

3r RSG Meeting
2020-11-19 16:00 - 18:00
In the 3rd Regional Stakeholder Group we will review the state of the project and the actions that have been carried out.
We will also hold an online workshop to work on the proposals that will be included in the regional action plan and will be considered in view of the approach of the Catalonia Smart Drones 2021 program.
Participate here.

Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC)
2020-11-17 - 2020-11-18
Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international summit on cities and smart urban solutions organized by Fira de Barcelona will hold on November 17-18 an innovative edition under the name Smart City Live. The urban summit will present a new two-day format aimed at providing the best possible urban knowledge platform in and for the Covid19 pandemic context.
Aditionally, SCEWC will also launch of Tomorrow.City, a new platform designed to offer companies and public administrations resources that combine research, technology, and investment throughout the year. With a multi-stakeholder approach and through collaborative intelligence, it aims to accelerate sustainable and inclusive cities for all and will run through four different fields of actions focusing on data, knowledge, business and awareness.
Register here.
See the agenda.

Presentation of VRLab, the VR Lab of the i2CAT Foundation
2020-11-13 13:00 - 14:00
Due to the MedGAIMS project, i2CAT and Neàpolis have created an alliance that resulted in opening a VRLab in Neàpolis’ head office.
In this session, it will be explained this initiative, which projects are being developed, and which future opportunities can open.
Previous registration here

Private Network Coexistence with MNOs: Challenges, Technical Innovations and Business Opportunities
2020-11-12 13:50 - 14:20
Panel Discussion with top experts of the industry to provide their views. With the participation of Daniel Camps, director of the Mobile Wireless Internet Area of the i2CAT Foundation.

Smart City Week - Barcelona Activa
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-15
Smart City Week is Barcelona City Council’s initiative to reflect and experiment on the relationship among people, technology, and cities.
i2CAT participates in 2 activities:
Tuesday, 10th of November from 16 to 17:30 h: an open debate about how to transform Barcelona into a more inclusive and smart city after the COVID-19. With the participation of Patricia González, Social Innovator & Col·lective Intelligence Manager at the i2CAT Foundation and Sensitive Cities’ founder.
Friday, 13th of November from 10 to 12 h: workshop/lecture “The pandemic, engine of new ideas and entrepreneurial initiatives (virtual classroom)” about how a post-COVID city has to be shaped. The lecture will be moderated by Miquel Ángel Pérez, director of Knowledge & Technology Marketing at the i2CAT Foundation. The workshop will count on a facilitating team formed by Alba García (Knowledge & Technology Marketing) and Rafel Nualart (Digital Innovation Management Office).

VR Days
2020-11-04 - 2020-11-06
VRDays is the main European event on immersive content, to showcase how technology can enrich our lives and enhance our human well-being.
VRTogether will actively participate in several activities taking place during the 3-day event:

4th November
10:55 – 11:10 h: Volumetric Video Conference over 5G: a medical emergency example – Live demo
16:00 – 17:00 h: Immersive Funding Market (IFM)

5-6th November

10:00 – 18:00 h: Virtual Trade Show
6th November
11:00 – 12:00 h: The Future of Work conference

More information and access here.

Barcelona INDUSTRY Virtual Week
2020-11-03 - 2020-11-06
This week is the Barcelona INDUSTRY Virtual Week.
On the 3rd of November, Rosa Paradell, Director of Innovation Business Development at the i2CAT Foundation, will participate in a round table talking about Industry 4.0.
In this session, leading companies in the definition of digital transformation strategies will talk about the current state of technologies, the best strategies for growth adopting these technologies, and the benefits they offer in business management and decision making.
You can sign up to see it here.

Citilab is searching for social entrepreneurs!
2020-11-02
Citilab launches a challenge for entrepreneurs in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area to combat technological addictions among young people.
More information and submissions here.

Aerial Uptake: Idea Generation Workshop – Part II
2020-10-30 09:00 - 13:00
This session is a continuation of the Part I.

The Idea Generation Workshop for the European Project Aerial Uptake aims to present success stories of the Project and the possibilities of applying good practices.

Participation is open to all interested people who develop good practices, regional authorities, researchers, students, and/or SMEs.

You can sign up for this session here.

II National 5G Forum "Move ON5G"
2020-10-30 08:00 - 17:00
In the 2nd edition of the National 5G Forum organized by National 5G Observatory, the event will focus on the economic reactivation after the COVID-19 crisis, with special emphasis on two areas of special relevance:

– Economic sphere: analyze how 5G generates growth opportunities in different sectors

– Social area: debate how 5G brings new services in health, digital governance, or education.

More information and program here

Virtual classroom: We are looking for cybersecurity experts!
2020-10-28 16:00 - 18:00
Cybersecurity is generating new employment opportunities.
According to the latest studies, more than 30,000 professionals will be needed.
Do you want to know what positions and skills will be needed by talking to managers of companies that are already hiring them?
Jordi Guijarro, Cybersecurity Innovation Manager at the i2CAT Foundation, will participate.
Connect and they will tell you!

Presentation of the NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia
2020-10-28 16:00 - 18:00
The Government of Catalonia promotes the NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia, with a deployment program of specific actions to strengthen the NewSpace Catalan ecosystem and lead the generation of connectivity, social and business application, and the creation of new solutions based on facilitated communities for the new technologies in this area, aiming to promote economic growth and enlighten the lives of people.
You can see the program here.
At 17:10, Sergi Figuerola, CTIO of the i2CAT Foundation, will moderate a panel discussion about this new economy and the opportunities for companies.
The presentation will be live here.

Aerial Uptake: Idea Generation Workshop - Part I
2020-10-28 13:00 - 15:30
The Idea Generation Workshop for the European Project Aerial Uptake aims to present success stories of the Project and the possibilities of applying good practices.

Participation is open to all interested people who develop good practices, regional authorities, researchers, students, and/or SMEs.

You can sign up for this session here.

The future of Business and 5G
2020-10-28 12:00 - 14:00
5G technology, due to its characteristics, implies a revolution in communications. It is not just a mere technological evolution, it is a paradigm shift in the industry and a shift in telecommunications, its use, and its operators. 5G technology will open up opportunities for current and new market players.
This virtual event will take place on October 28 at 12 pm. You can register here.

Rosa Paradell participates in Digit 5G of Radio Móra d'Ebre
2020-10-27 12:20 - 13:00
Rosa Paradell participates in this program talking about 5G, and specifically about the CoEbreLab 5G Rural developed with the Ministry for Digital Policy and Public Administration.
You can listen to it here.

Presentation 5G Area "Terres de Ponent"
2020-10-23 11:00 - 12:30
Presentation of the 5G network infrastructure’s installation in Lleida.
The presentation can be seen here.

An information session about the IoT master
2020-10-22 18:30 - 20:00
Informative session about the IoT master’s program imparted by the UPC, directed by Josep Paradells, director of the i2CAT Foundation, and with teachers from the center.
More information and registrations here

Webinar: "The Future of Virtual Reality. What place will it have in our future?"
2020-10-21 15:00 - 16:00
What are the biggest problems Virtual Reality can solve and when? And how could a project like VRTogether contribute to all this?
Register for this free interactive Webinar on October 21st and join us shaping the future of Virtual Reality.

An information session about the 5G Technologies's postgraduate course
2020-10-20 18:30 - 20:00
An information session about the 5G Technologies’s postgraduate course imparted by the UPC, directed by Sergi Figuerola, CTIO of the i2CAT Foundation, and with teachers from the center.
More information here.

5G Tech Talk on "TELCO & DLT/BLOCKCHAINS"
2020-10-20 16:00 - 17:00
5G Tech Talk on “TELCO & DLT/BLOCKCHAINS” framed in the 5G Zorro project
