One of the aims of the 22@Barcelona municipal company is to consolidate the role of Barcelona as an innovative city. In this framework, a specific line of action is to foster the use of the city as an urban laboratory with the 22@Urban Lab project, set up in the 22@Barcelona district as a testing ground for innovative solutions for companies seeking to implement tests in any field: urban planning, education, mobility, etc.
The aim of this project is to provide companies that are developing innovative projects and that are in the pre-commercialisation stage with the possibility of testing them in the district through pilot trials.
Aims- To foster business innovation from 22@Barcelona, the innovation district.
- To enable companies to trial innovative products in a real place so that if they prove their value they can subsequently be commercialised on a large scale in Barcelona or in other cities in the world.
- To learn and create new products or services that are capable of offering improvements to the citizens of Barcelona.
What is Urban Lab and what is it not?- It is a test space for products that have a direct implication in the operation of the city or in the services provided by Barcelona City Council.
- It is a test space for hosting projects that provide benefits to the public and that solve unanswered needs.
- It is a test space for hosting projects that are in line with the objectives, priorities and lines of action of Barcelona City Council.
- It is not a test space for existing products or services in the market or ones that are already being commercialised.
- It is not a test space for innovative products that have no direct benefit for the City Council’s administration or for the public.
- It is not a source of funding for innovative projects.
- It entails no commitment by Barcelona City Council for the long-term implementation of the solution tested within the framework of 22@Urban Lab.
If you have any specific queries, please e-mail urbanlab@22barcelona.com. |
