“We should stop talking digital transformation to start talking about transformation artificial intelligence”. The fourth edition came out just two hours ago. Barcelona New Economy Week (B NEW) has officially opened, and one of three simultaneous discussions that will take place every hour for the next four days leaves the first big warning for companies: the go-digital-or-die mantra is outdated, now it’s better to rethink existing processes to determine how to take advantage of them productive artificial intelligence. And then onto new technologies that will probably come out every six months.
That’s what three presidents of tech companies are pointing out. Verne Technology, Simon Electric And IoT DetectionHE president of Ametic, Pedro MierAnd Special representative of the State in the Barcelona Free Zone Consortium (CZFB), Father Navarro. The five form one of the discussion tables at which this event, fully organized by CZFB, is expressed. CEO, Blanca Sorigue– “connecting”, “transforming” and often “coming to many agreements” of independently developing sectors. Because in parallel with industrial reflections, mobility,’eat Sustainability and from the third day of the congress real estate market Yet healthTwo big news of this year.
Finally, to summarize Generalitat Minister of Trade and Competition, Albert CastellanosOne of the biggest challenges that arose at the opening of the congress Catalonia To be a fundamental part of the European goal. Increasing the strategic autonomy of the continent. “If we can create a competitive environment, we will be more resilient and competitive. own industry“This is exactly why the BNEW spirit is so important, not only as a meeting point but also as the cradle of many industrial projects that contribute to this strategic autonomy,” this public representative summarized.
“We all desire a world where there is employment, satisfactory employment, a life worthy of human dignity, and good wages… efficiency improvements, And new technologies They are the enablers of these productivity improvements,” Ametic’s president added a little later. Hence the emphasis partnershipwhile betting data as a “core” from which the target will be determined and which will accelerate the jump to the target. cloudy and the deployment of 5G, underlined discussion partners. And in artificial intelligenceCertainly.
“Companies know they need to embrace it, but there are still doubts: what kind of investment, what kind of returns, if the proofs of concept live up to reality…”, he said. director of CIDAI, Joan Massprotagonist and directors Leitate, thought worksAnd Computer Vision Center A discussion focused specifically on this technology. “The stakes shouldn’t be too much to integrate what a company offers us, Microsoft as a general service, but to be able to apply AI individually to the reality of each company.” train more professionals so they can make it a reality.
Role of mobility
One of the discussions that was ostensibly far from these topics but actually worked perfectly as an example of how these new technologies can improve cities and the economy was the first roundtable of the mobility subcongress. five directors Renfe, TMB, Bus, Indra And BSM Agreed it’s one of the big ones transport transformation axes In a city like Barcelona, this intermodality. That is, connecting different environments so that the user can switch one and the other on the same route in the simplest possible way.
“What is needed is integration”, simplified the process Indra’s global rail and transit director, Juan MarchAfter a short time Renfe’s general manager, Manel Villalante, He set a very clear example: “The railway is not going door to door, we need alliances with other operators.”
“The entire organizational ecosystem and generosity needs to be redefined: mobility as a service means that everyone gives up a little so that the citizen can be provided with a much better and more comprehensive service,” this executive concluded, giving a completely common message to the administration. our colleagues who think about the sector and sustainability. “Technology is not an obstacle, it is a facilitator.”
Source: Informacion

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