Challenge / Goal
In Europe. Madrid is the 4th most innovative and sustainable city, the 4th with the most university graduates, the 3rd most influential city, the 3rd city with the greatest innovative capacity for technological opportunities. It is a focus of investment attraction, being an international city. In addition, it has 38% of the total number of companies in Spain. Therefore, the Madrid City Council has focused on objectives to elevate the city to a higher position on an international level.
The objectives of the City Council are:
- Positioning
- Becoming an AI reference at international level
- Business development
- Boost business development through the application of AI.
- R+D+i
- Promote R&D&I around disruptive technologies in the city.
- Talent
- Attract and retain talent in digital technologies
- Dissemination
- Disseminate AI through innovative spaces
- Collaboration
- Encourage public-private collaboration
- Develop AI projects
- Access to funding
Solution
In 2022, the Madrid City Council opened the doors of the Madrid Innovation Lab, the laboratory for the dissemination, training of AI that also functions as the center of activities of the AI cluster and the hub of city networks. It is the reference center of the Madrid City Council on artificial intelligence, Blockchain and other DeepTech technologies.
It has a physical headquarters from which activities, events, meetings, round tables, informative talks, webinars. training actions and others that allow to deepen the development of this sector are organized.
The center offers an open and diverse agenda of activities.
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