Mobile World Capital Barcelona brings together the most relevant apps to improve the lives of people with disabilities

September 19, 2013 How can we make it possible for a deaf person to communicate using a mobile phone? Can we combine home automation and mobile solutions to make life easier for the elderly? To answer these and…

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The European race against diabetes runs from Brussels to Barcelona to produce a clinical study

September 18, 2013 Barcelona’s mayor, representatives of Mobile World Capital Barcelona, GSMA, and the European Diabetes Federation were on hand today at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion on the mountain of Montjuïc to welcome some 100 cyclists…

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Barcelona to provide the finish line for the first major European bicycle tour against diabetes

September 13, 2013 Despite the high incidence of diabetes in Western societies– 55 million Europeans are diabetic – and proof that exercise is a fundamental element in its prevention and control, there is very little research published on…

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Mobile World Capital and GSMA invest €2.5M in an educational programme to introduce mobile phones in Catalan classrooms

July 18, 2013 Mobile World Capital Barcelona and the GSMA – an umbrella organisation for the world’s leading mobile operators – today unveiled an educational programme to help secondary school students in Catalonia work with mobile technology in…

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The world’s best hackers gather in Barcelona for a 24-hour marathon to develop apps based on human body signals

June 14, 2013 The planet’s premier hackers have flocked to Barcelona to take up a novel challenge: they have a maximum of 24 hours, working non-stop, to come up with music apps that interact with the different natural…

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Mobile World Capital Barcelona and Sónar explore the connections between mobility and creation in Sónar+D

June 6, 2013 The MWCB will be present in the industrial and creative area of Sonar: Sónar+D. This initiative is the combined effort of two organizations that see in mobility the future of music, art, and the creative…

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New York shows its support for Barcelona as the new Mobile World Capital

May 17, 2013 The New York headquarters of IESE Business School hosted today the Mobile World Capital Barcelona official launch in the U.S. The event, with more than a hundred attendees, filled the capacity of the conference room.

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Barcelona Mobile World Capital presents its project in New York

May 14, 2013 The Mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias, accompanied by the executive vice-president of the Mobile World Capital, Agustí Cordón (also CEO of Fira de Barcelona), will present the programme of initiatives being promoted in the Catalan…

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Mobile World Centre is holding its first short story event for mobiles and web 2.0

April 16, 2013 Today sees the start of the first short story event for mobiles and web 2.0, #seabreve Sant Jordi 2013, a groundbreaking initiative organised by the Mobile World Centre Espacio Movistar, which invites citizens to take…

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Mobile World Capital Barcelona adds three new recruits to boost its industrial project

April 8, 2013 Mobile World Capital Barcelona has added three new people to its team with the aim of boosting its industrial programme, named Mobile World Hub. These three people will hold key positions in the Hub projects…

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Estrella Damm supports Mobile World Capital Barcelona

February 26, 2013 Estrella Damm has signed an agreement with the Mobile World Capital to become a collaborator in the city’s international project, the aim of which is to make Barcelona an international flagship of new technologies. The…

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Mobile World Centre opens a public space dedicated to mobile technologies and citizens

February 14, 2013 Barcelona has today inaugurated the Mobile World Centre Espacio Movistar, the first permanent exhibition and interactive space featuring the world of mobile technology, which, from tomorrow, allows the public to get to see and experience the latest developments in…

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