Sabadell Smart Congress 2014

With the leitmotif, “Medium - sized , high- quality cities”, the second edition of Sabadell Smart Congress, which will take place in the city of Sabadell next April 3 and 4 , emphasizes the diffusion of new technologies and innovative procedures applied to medium-sized cities . The conviction that it is the medium-sized cities such as Sabadell, where the future of urban intelligence is played, since this is where most of the European population lives. Not only the majority of the urban population lives in such cities, but this is where the innovations associated with the concept of “smart cities” are more easily applied, as medium-sized cities do not have the complexity of managing large conurbations.

With the organization of the Council of Sabadell, accompanied by the assistance of Economic Development Sabadell SL as Technical Secretary and IDP Environment, Engineering and Architecture, as a Scientific Secretary, Sabadell Smart Congress 2014 is committed to present the best innovations at Catalan, Spanish, European and international level in the field of smart cities, through a rigorous selection of speakers and other activities showing successful national and international stories.

This year the priority issues will be energetic efficiency, as one of the main objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Commission, digital citizenship, seeking new channels of intercommunication with the public, and mass management data represented under the concept of “big data “.

Sabadell Smart Congress 2014 also wants to consolidate itself as a source of stimulating economic activity linked to smart cities and county in Sabadell, and to the whole Catalan region, providing exhibition space for companies and organizations that have excelled in the creation and marketing of products and services related to ” smart cities ” as well as boosting the technological fabric of small entrepreneurs by organizing a competition of mobile applications.

So, Sabadell Smart Congress is the annual appointment recommended for all professionals , researchers and concepts , products and services related to smart cities to stay updated and connected to the latest trends and major players in this sector growing in a global market that is expected to triple in coming years, reaching 15,600 million euros. We hope the facilities of Fira Sabadell, equipped with all necessary infrastructure and advanced services ensure the success of the event, the next 3 and 4 of April, 2014!