congress highlighted by artificial intelligence, 6G and local talent
Start signal for Mobile World Congress. The traditional meal is held for another year MWC Mobile Lunch which brought together hundreds of guests from local companies and institutions, organized by the Mobile World Capital Foundation. During the meeting, which was attended by the Minister of Digital Transformation and Civil Service, Jose Luis EscrivaPresident of the Generalitat Pere Aragones, Mayor of Barcelona Jaume Colboni, President of the GSMA, John Hoffman and Mobile World Capital CEO Francesc Fayula, the minister called for “a deep discussion about the areas that we want to reserve for people” in the face of the evolution of artificial intelligence.
Escriva emphasized We need a “great consensus” on AI in which all social agents, civil society and public administrations participate, and added that the current revolution represents a “full-fledged industrial revolution” and that AI will have an “extraordinary impact” on the functioning of society. Regarding the MWC celebrations, Escriva confirmed the difficulty of organizing its agenda during the congress due to the “number of opportunities for meetings and encounters”, and added that MWC 2024 means “transformation and experimentation” and that the exchange of knowledge and experience is at the center of its activities , and technological innovation is a priority.
Government commitment to research, development and development
President of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonesannounced that the Generalitat’s 2024 budget will allocate more than €1 billion for research, development and innovation (R&D) for the first time. Aragones noted that “for the first time in history” more than 1 billion euros had been allocated to this area, and stated that this article in the reports demonstrates the “commitment of the current government to the reindustrialization of the country based on growth” and that “this government knows how to prioritize its resources.”
Regarding this year’s MWC, the President of the Generalitat explained that “Catalonia is ready to be a leader in all technological and digital sectors. That’s why I am convinced that Mobile will break all records for traffic this year.economic effect and business volume,” assessed the President of Catalonia.
Talent attraction
In turn, the mayor of Barcelona Jaume Colboni, said Barcelona was “returning to participation” at MWC this year and said “technology serves society.” In this sense, the mayor of the Catalan capital noted that Barcelona is “the place to be” to implement a technology project and develop a business..
Colboni said the goal of Mobile World Congress is “to make the city a true talent attraction center for companies“and emphasized that Barcelona is the city with the lowest unemployment rate in Spain (6%) and also the place with the highest growth in skilled jobs.
GSMA President John Hoffman noted the creation of a technology ecosystem in Barcelona with the help of MWCapital and recalled that at the first congress in Barcelona “that ecosystem did not exist.” Fayula, for his part, defended this Sunday ‘undeniable’ potential for Barcelona’s future and emphasized that one of the goals of the event is “to show the world our historical leadership role.”
The mobile lunch organized by MWCapital was also attended by the Minister of Business and Labor of the Generalitat Roger Torrentand CEO of Fira de Barcelona, Constanti Serrallonga.