{"id":18330,"date":"2024-08-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/?p=18330"},"modified":"2024-08-13T08:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T06:21:30","slug":"there-catalan-mit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/en\/magazine\/there-catalan-mit\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there a Catalan MIT?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a world-leading academic institution that leads global research and signals the future of technology, science, and engineering. We often think that all innovation comes from outside, but is there a Catalan MIT?<\/b><\/h3>\n

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The answer is a resounding yes: <\/span>there is, and the great pillar that structures it is the <\/b>SciTech DiploHub<\/b><\/a>. This public-private institution is a centre for science and technology, based in Barcelona, which receives the support of pioneering research centres, world-renowned universities, entities that strengthen the social fabric, startups that build the future, and public corporations that are pillars of the country. <\/span>The role of the SciTech DiploHub is crucial for Catalonia and, precisely for this reason, almost 200 leading scientists and technologists signed the founding manifesto<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the signatories are experts in new technologies such as Gen\u00eds Roca and Josep M. Ganyet, biologists such as Anna Veiga, Salvador Macip and Oriol Mitj\u00e0, and heads of technology and science parks such as Caterina Biscari, Anna Omedes and Esteve Almirall, among others. All of them defend that <\/span>the time has come to \u201cmobilise the scientific wealth\u201d<\/b> of Catalonia in favour of a global strategy and speak openly of a \u201cnew urban renaissance\u201d for Barcelona and its metropolitan area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Barcelona that wants to be reborn<\/b><\/h3>\n

In short, the aim is to position Barcelona as an influential player on the global stage, and to represent the Catalan ecosystem worldwide. In fact, thanks to the SciTech DiploHub, Barcelona has become a full member of the International Science Council (SALGO), which will give it a voice and a vote at the United Nations of Science.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, this incorporation <\/span>will enable Barcelona to participate in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)<\/b> and in the UN climate negotiations, and in the Science in Exile programme, which supports researchers who apply for the right to asylum or refuge. Barcelona is thus consolidating its position as one of the world\u2019s and the country\u2019s main scientific centres.<\/span><\/p>\n

The institution\u2019s objectives also include promoting a \u201crobust and inclusive\u201d dialogue between the scientific community, start-ups, policymakers, diplomacy, business, and civil society; and becoming <\/span>a top-level think tank<\/b> \u201cwhere scientific knowledge and innovation are put at the service of policies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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