The ‘Blockchain Challenge’ is an in-person 24h contest where participants are required to define and develop a system based on blockchain technology to identify citizens and economic activities that produce municipal waste, using a mobile app and recording their behaviour in relation to sorted waste, in order to encourage good behaviour. When: from 30th November […]
El dimarts 17 de desembre el Cercle Tecnològic de Catalunya (CTecno) organitza un esmorzar-networking per parlar de les oportunitats de futur que aporta la Intel·ligència Artificial per a les empreses i com aquestes poden millorar els seus processos d'automatització, la seva productivitat, la seva capacitat d'anàlisis... és a dir, la seva capacitat per fer un pas […]
RACE by EBC is European Blockchain Convention's startup competition, where 21 of Europe’s hottest Blockchain Startups will present their project to an audience filled with leading investors, corporates, mentors, media and talent. All projects are eligible as long as they solve real-world issues using the benefits of distributed ledger technology, have launched within the last […]
The Ministry for Digital Policy and Public Administration of the Catalan Government invites all the stakeholders in the tech ecosystem to the SmartCatalonia Congress, an event that wants to be the meeting point for Smart Cities in Catalonia. The event will focus on how technology will impact in cities and towns, explaining some real use cases […]
SmartCatalonia Challenge wraps up its 5th edition. This time with the challenges presented by the Port of Tarragona. The winners will get passes to the Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2020. PROGRAM 10:00h Institutional welcome – Port of Tarragona and Catalan Digital Policies Department. 10.25h Presentation Challenge 1 10.35h Competition - Elevator Pitch (challenge1) 11.05h Presentation […]
Investment Forum addressed to technology companies founded or directed by women. Profile of the startups that can participate: Technology companies, with a multi-sector profile, where technology is the key value of the business or startups that work with disruptive technologies: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Big Data and Analytics IoT Robotics Blockchain
The New Space Economy: an opportunity for companies conference, will talk about the promotion policies of the new space economy and addressed topics like technologies and possibilities of the new era, opportunities of undertaking in the spatial sector, programmes and financial aids and the possibility of colonising others exoplanets thanks to the construction of lunar […]
In the framework of the Mobile Week 2020, i2CAT Foundation and 5G Barcelona project organize next Friday 21th a training talk about 5G technology. Ramon Ferrús, Signal Theory and Communication's Professor will shed light on the 5G systems and how it will evolve over the next few years. Rosa Paradell, director of innovation and business […]
As we enter the 2020s, space and internet technologies are converging. We find ourselves at the dawn of a space Internet race. Technology giants like SpaceX, Softbank, Amazon, Google, Virgin, and Facebook will spend tens of billions of dollars over the next few years to launch, operate, and replace thousands of satellites in LEO. Well-capitalized and visionary entrepreneurs are shaking up the satellite industry with new LEO constellations offering terabytes of capacity at a fraction of cost previous satellite networks. The stakes are high not only for incumbent satellite operators, but also the broader Internet ecosystem including terrestrial and submarine network operators, wholesalers, and data centers owners.
Next March 5th, a new edition of the innovation competition SmartCatalonia Challenge, promoted by the Secretariat for Digital Policies of the Generalitat of Catalonia, will be presented at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food headquarters. Attendees will get to know this year's competition, which has been prepared in cooperation with the Association of […]
Next March the project MUV2020 organizes a 24hours non-stop hackathon in sustainable mobility. Teams will be requested to define and build a software application (web-based or app) that could be possible to answer and see in real-time ideas or solutions to the initially raised challenges. It will be necessary to have knowledge and skills in […]
In collaboration with the Catalan government, the i2CAT Foundation has launched Hackovid, an initiative to promote the participation of citizens and the ICT sector to identify and solve citizens’ needs during the confinement period. To provide solutions to these challenges, a virtual hackathon has been organized. From April 6th until April 12th, participants will develop solutions […]
The Ministry for Digital Policy and Public Administration will host an online debate cycle titled “Sit & TIC Talks. Conversations about e-confinement” to address the challenges posed by the current confinement situation due to COVID-19 and the technological solutions that allow daily activities to continue. The debates are promoted by the General Directorate for Digital […]
Ubiwhere and TICE.PT organize next thursday 14th a webinar to learn more about the future of connected mobility. Throughout May, a diversity of sessions are planned to address the main topics around this theme, with the participation of several renowned guests, nationally and internationally. The second webinar, which takes place on May 14th, at 5:00 […]
The Ministry for Digital Policy and Public Administration will host an online debate cycle titled “Sit & TIC Talks. Conversations about e-confinement” to address the challenges posed by the current confinement situation due to COVID-19 and the technological solutions that allow daily activities to continue. The debates are promoted by the General Directorate for Digital […]
Presentation event for Col·laboratori Cat Sud, an initiative promoted by the Department for Digital Policy and Public Administration of the Government of Catalonia with the support of the i2CAT Foundation. In recent months, the Cat Sud Collaboratory has advanced in the definition and construction of new structures for digital social innovation: labs and collaboratories. Currently, […]
IMX is the leading international conference for presentation and discussion of research into interactive media experiences. The conference brings together international researchers and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines, ranging from human-computer interaction, multimedia engineering and design to media studies, media psychology and sociology. This year the i2Cat Foundation will host the new edition […]
Gamelab Live is a global digital forum that engages the most influential games industry leaders around unique moments and meaningful conversations. Gamelab Live 2020 (16th edition) will offer free live-streamed talks and panel discussions that explore the value and potential of gaming in the future of our society, our culture, and our economy. The conference […]
During the IEEE NetSoft Conference 2020, the i2CAT Foundation will organize the workshop 'Integration of Satellite Systems into Terrestrial 5G Networks (ST5G)', a session that will focus on new research results targeting the integration of the satellite communication systems into terrestrial 5G networks, as well systems operation, trials and descriptions and service provision. The goal […]
