The story in 2006 barcelona to change. That year, the Catalan capital hosted the Mobile World Congress (MWC) for the first time, an exhibition focused on developing the mobile industry. mobile phone In a world wheresmart phones‘They are not born yet. Almost twenty years later, the congress has become a world reference in all fields. technologiesfrom artificial intelligence to (AI) 5Gand with this he placed the city of Barcelona at the center of the map.
“HE MWC It has certainly put Barcelona in a privileged position; “This is an important part of the country’s economic and social development.” Francesc Fajulaexecutive director Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCB), public-private foundation that helps support the Catalan digital ecosystem. “Barcelona now has nothing to do with what it was then,” he said during the ‘after-work’ organized by El Periódico de Cataluña of the Prensa Ibérica group on Tuesday. Armchair House.
As Fajula explained during a meeting with the manager of El Periódico de Cataluña: Albert SaezBarcelona has managed to position itself to be “at the forefront of seeing and taking part in the technological revolution”. Currently 2,500′ in the citystart-ups‘ (emerging companies) employ approximately 200,000 professionals. Yesterday, the MWCB director announced the results of a report to be published in the coming weeks, highlighting the importance of more than 100 technological ‘hubs’ located in Barcelona. economic impact It is estimated at 1,500 million euros. All this means that the Catalan capital is well positioned in the “global struggle for access to technological talent”, which is one of the sector’s biggest challenges, according to Fajula. “We need more professionals than we have right now,” he said.
Artificial intelligence and 5G will take us to a universe and society we cannot currently imagine
“Technological revolution”
Mobile will once again fill Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via venue at L’Hospitalet de Llobregat from February 26-29. He will once again star in this edition artificial intelligence and 5G are two technologies in full expansion. “They will take us to a universe and society that we cannot even imagine right now,” Fajula predicted. The director of the MWCB spoke of a “technological revolution” and assured: Generative AILike ChatGPT, “whatever happens to the bubble will happen Internet“: “Many inventions will be forgotten, but a significant number will remain and will transform both society and society economy“.
The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence, European Union (EU) to encourage arrangement unique in the world. Upon Sáez’s question, Fajula gave his opinion on this measure. “I think there is a need for regulation, but we cannot obsess about being a referee in a match we cannot play in Europe,” he said. “You have to be obsessed with building an industry that can compete.” In this sense, he celebrated the “opportunity” brought by development. microchipsOne of Brussels’ strategic pillars.
Fajula assured that there are reasons to be optimistic about this year’s MWC edition. Congress hall reserved for ‘start-ups’, 4YFNwill double its field to become the “world’s most powerful event” of its kind. He added the presence of exhibitors and visitors. Chinese will return to pre-pandemic levels covidThis will help increase the number of participants to 95,000. “I think we will break all the records this year,” he concluded.