Barcelona (EFE).- The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, has received today a representation of the executive committee of Barcelona Global, an entity that has presented its priorities to promote the city of knowledge and “impact talent”, and for which it has called for more public-private collaboration and leadership from civil society.
As reported by Barcelona Global, in this meeting, one of the first of the new mayor and in which the president of the association, Maite Barrera, has been present, the need to have an intercontinental airport has been raised as a priority, “essential to attract investments and international talent”, respecting the ecosystem of the area.
“The decarbonization of the city with sustainable and consensual measures that encourage the electrification of private vehicles and contemplate an increase in electric charging infrastructures; the need for a metropolitan pact and compliance with the investments in Cercanías to decongest mobility; and increasing the construction of affordable housing”, are other challenges that Barcelona Global has raised, as reported, in view of the municipal legislature that is now beginning.
Barcelona Global has asked the new mayor of Barcelona for “agility” in the city’s strategic projects, such as research centers, eliminating barriers to talent and attracting investment, and projecting the city internationally.
Maite Barrera has transferred to the new mayor the projects that the association has underway to make Barcelona “an attractive city for impact talent and economic activity, a city that offers opportunities and makes a clear commitment to the knowledge economy and Research as a growth engine.
Among these projects, he mentioned the construction of the first plant in Spain dedicated to the design and prototyping of chips made of advanced materials with an investment of 350 million euros, the attraction of companies and digital hubs in the city, the promotion of large events such as the Sailing America’s Cup and the F1 Grand Prix; the improvement of taxation; the internationalization of education; and the analysis of the gap between the generation of talent in Barcelona and the profiles demanded by companies.