More than 300 Catalan companies at the MWC and the 4YFN

Technology does not give up.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
26 February 2023 Sunday 22:29
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More than 300 Catalan companies at the MWC and the 4YFN

Technology does not give up. Innovations are continuous, and their applications are diverse: artificial intelligence, intelligent connectivity, industry 4.0, immersive content, disruptive innovation, and digital well-being and trust are the concepts on everyone's lips these days when Barcelona hosts the Mobile World Congress (MWC). ) and Four Years From Now (4YFN), the most important technological events in the world.

Catalan companies in the sector are well aware of its importance and have increased their presence in them. Seventy companies, technology centers and entities have a stand at MWC 2023. And 263 startups are present at this new edition of 4YFN.

The Minister of Business and Work, Roger Torrent i Ramió, has highlighted the enormous importance that the MWC has for companies and for the Catalan capital: "In the same way that the Mobile World Congress would no longer be understood without Barcelona, ​​Barcelona cannot I would understand without the MWC. The event is the great gateway that connects Catalan companies with the international technological environment and a great opportunity for Catalonia and Barcelona to truly be a technological hub and for the creation of startups on a global scale”.

The importance of the Mobile World Congress is strategic for the projection of the Catalan economy and the development of the business fabric of the country. For this reason, the Government of Catalonia promotes the presence of companies and the Catalan digital ecosystem at the congress. This year, the Generalitat promotes the participation of 104 companies and startups in the MWC and the 4YFN, 20% more than in 2022. They will be located in the two pavilions organized by the Departament d'Empresa i Treball at the MWC and the 4YFN with the aim of finding investors, meeting partners and new clients, gaining visibility and opening new international markets. Specifically, 48 companies are located in the Generalitat pavilion at the MWC and 56 in the 4YFN.

Minister Torrent has also revealed the details of the live demonstration that the Generalitat's stand at the Mobile World Congress has this year. With it, "the Government wants to project its strategic commitment to promoting artificial intelligence, one of the advanced digital technologies that will generate the greatest impact on society and the country's economy."

Under the motto When artificial intelligence connects with people , the Generalitat's stand offers a demo consisting of a dramatized recreation and with audiovisual elements of three scenes from the daily life of two people (an elderly man and his daughter) who interact with three AI-enabled robots at home, at work and in a medical setting. According to Roger Torrent, with this demo "visitors can see how artificial intelligence, integrated into robots and applied in an innovative way, facilitates people's daily lives in the domestic, work and health spheres and, furthermore, in Catalan".

The Government channels its commitment to AI through the Artificial Intelligence Strategy of Catalonia Catalonia.AI, led by the Departament d'Empresa i Treball. This strategy deploys different initiatives and projects with a double objective. On the one hand, to strengthen the Catalan artificial intelligence ecosystem to make it a pole of innovation, leadership and attraction of talent and investment. And, on the other, to promote the adoption of this technology in the administration, the productive fabric and the research centers of the country to improve the competitiveness of companies and people's lives.

It is estimated that in 2030 artificial intelligence will cause an additional increase in world GDP of 15.7 trillion dollars, but only countries that have invested in its adoption and development will be able to take advantage of this impact. "Catalonia has a strategy, it is doing its homework, and that will result in more economic growth, more quality employment and more well-being for citizens," Torrent points out.

The demo When intelligence connects with people is officially presented today at the Catalonia stand and will be repeated throughout the four days of the congress, until March 2.