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Experts point to talent as one of the mainstays of the tourism industry in meeting its challenges

2022-07-25T15:41:51+02:00May 26th, 2021|Events, Innovació turística, Press Notes, Tourism|

“It is essential to retain talent in the wide range of professional profiles making up human capital in the tourism industry, in businesses and in destinations to address challenges such as digitalisation, designing innovative experiences, coping with changes in demand and tourist satisfaction,” said Salvador Anton Clavé, director of Eurecat’s Department of Tourism Innovation and professor of Regional [...]

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New app to better manage visitor flows in tourist areas

2022-07-25T16:35:59+02:00May 11th, 2021|Innovació turística, Press Notes, Tourism|

Turisme de Barcelona and Barcelona City Council in conjunction with the Eurecat technology centre as technology partner today presented at the Valkiria Hub in Poblenou a new app designed to relieve overcrowding in tourist sites by suggesting alternative ways of visiting them. Called Check Barcelona, the new app is a guide to the city and its surrounding [...]

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Splendid Foods and Eurecat roll out system tapping artificial intelligence and big data for better cold cut curing

2022-07-25T16:40:46+02:00April 29th, 2021|Food, ICT, Press Notes, Smart Management Systems|

Food group Splendid Foods, whose core business is making cured cold cuts, has partnered the Eurecat technology centre on a project which taps artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics for better cold cut curing. The Embot-ITs project “has designed and deployed a monitoring system equipped with IoT devices which gathers data from the curing procedure for processing [...]

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Eurecat involved in pioneering project in Mataró for innovation in active ageing and caregiving

2022-07-25T16:44:23+02:00April 27th, 2021|E-Health, Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the ‘PECT Mataró-Maresme: innovation ecosystem for caregiving towns and cities’ Territorial Competitiveness and Specialisation Project. It is to be led by Mataró Town Council and run in conjunction with the Maresme Healthcare Consortium, the TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme Foundation, the Sant Jaume i Santa Magdalena Hospital Foundation and the Maresme Foundation [...]

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American Association of Geographers presents Roy Wolfe Award 2021 to Dr Salvador Anton Clavé

2022-07-25T16:48:05+02:00April 14th, 2021|Innovació turística, Press Notes, Tourism|

The Roy Wolfe Award 2021, presented by the American Association of Geographers’ Recreation, Tourism & Sport Specialty Group, has gone to Salvador Anton Clavé, professor of Regional Geographic Analysis at Rovira i Virgili University and currently director of the Eurecat technology centre’s Vila-seca-based Tourism Innovation Department, for his outstanding academic contributions in tourism geography. Until 2019, [...]

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Experts to gather in Barcelona to discuss technology for tackling the post-pandemic tourism industry’s challenges

2022-07-25T16:51:03+02:00April 13th, 2021|Events, Innovació turística, Press Notes, Tourism|

The 9th TurisTIC Forum, the congress on the application of ICTs in tourism organised by the Eurecat technology centre, will bring together experts in Barcelona in June to address the challenges facing the industry in the post-Covid-19 scenario. Topics are to include destination management using artificial intelligence, digital nomads and emerging opportunities and also NextGeneration EU recovery funds for digital transformation [...]

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Tourism Data System MICE digital platform is launched to gather data about meeting tourism in Catalonia

2022-07-25T17:01:14+02:00March 18th, 2021|Innovació turística, Press Notes, Tourism|

The Tourism Data System MICE, a new digital platform for gathering data about meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) tourism in Catalonia, has been set up by the Catalan Tourist Board’s Catalonia Convention Bureau in partnership with local and regional convention bureaux across the region. It will make it possible to track event tourism business [...]

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Local public entities behind CoE in Tourism Innovation seal framework agreement confirming their commitment to innovative tourism industry projects

2022-07-25T17:16:52+02:00March 10th, 2021|Innovació turística, Press Notes, Tourism|

The local public entities making up the Centre of Excellence in Tourism Innovation have inked a framework agreement which cements this public-private initiative’s commitment to promoting innovation, sustainability and the competitiveness of tourism destinations and businesses across Catalonia and unlocking the role of tourism as a driving force in other economic sectors. The agreement firms up the goal [...]

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Safety, accessibility and service efficiency are key values for women metro and rail users

2022-07-25T17:17:53+02:00March 8th, 2021|Big Data, ICT, Press Notes|

Safety, accessibility and service efficiency are the main factors to consider for women metro and rail users based on the feedback and satisfaction levels of 1,100 male and female users in Catalonia, Ireland and Poland compiled as part of the European Diamond project coordinated by the Eurecat technology centre. Women users surveyed chiefly rate station safety, good [...]

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Eurecat engaged in project developing new technologies to drive building decarbonisation

2022-07-25T17:19:10+02:00March 4th, 2021|Construction, Innovation and product development, Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the European StepUP project which is developing affordable solutions and technologies designed to transform the energy renovation market and make decarbonising existing buildings a reliable, attractive and sustainable investment. It will do this by developing technology which draws on occupant feedback and supports an iterative approach to energy renovation anchored in real and simulated [...]

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