SubjectPublic leadership
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On 12 February, the new Barcelona Datastore portal went live, offering a tool to analyse and understand the city. It was launched against the backdrop of society’s rapid...
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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented surge in teleworking rates across the...
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Cities, as dynamic hubs of activity, are grappling with challenges such as precarious employment and a...
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Working time has become a key issue on the public agenda, not just within the labour sector, influenced by...
![The former Mercat del Peix will be transformed into a research and innovation facility, focused on precision medicine, biodiversity and planetary well-being, next to the Ciutadella campus of Pompeu Fabra University. © Mirag_ZGF Architects_Double Twist The former Mercat del Peix will be transformed into a research and innovation facility, focused on precision medicine, biodiversity and planetary well-being, next to the Ciutadella campus of Pompeu Fabra University. © Mirag_ZGF Architects_Double Twist](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/03_bm_131_ciutadella_1100x548_ok_copia_1.jpg?itok=SBNnJlB5)
An excavator now dominates the site. In one corner of the plot, which was a market for decades and has served as a car park for years, just a few metres from the zoo, a sign sums...
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España, el pacto y la furia [Spain, the Pact and the Fury] (Arpa, 2024), a book spanning just over 600 pages, distils the key elements of twenty years...
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Laia de Nadal
It’s coffee time, and a laid-back atmosphere permeates the Plaça de la Mercè. However, at number 10, there’s a buzz of activity. Laia de Nadal, the rector of Pompeu Fabra...
![Randi Williams visited Barcelona to participate in the STEAMConf Barcelona 2024. Among other topics, she discussed how to democratise access to artificial intelligence through education. © Santiago Sepúlveda Randi Williams visited Barcelona to participate in the STEAMConf Barcelona 2024. Among other topics, she discussed how to democratise access to artificial intelligence through education. © Santiago Sepúlveda](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_130_fotosentransit_1100x568_2_0.jpg?itok=GlwjdADC)
Randi Williams is a researcher and educator, specialising in robotics. She is also a humanist and a community leader. Her work focuses on integrating ethics into artificial...
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