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Big Data, made in Barcelona
The interconnection of devices and the massive data accumulation are the origin of the new online businesses. Getting to know the roots of Big Data and exploring its technological aspect open the doors to a new economy, with Barcelona as leading character.
We can say that the Internet of things (lot) and Big Data are strategic partners for new companies. There are many examples of their practical application, although Barcelona is leader in taking advantage of these strategies.
From interconnected devices to sensors and the search algorithms, the collection of data taken from the Internet has resulted in a «goldmine», which has started to be exploited commercially.
Such goldmine determines the success of the electronic devices (wearables), as it was shown in the Mobile World Congress, as well as the service development aimed at consumers and citizens.
After the collection of data, it is necessary to process and analyze it. This is a key moment for entrepreneurs; that is why Barcelona already has a Big Data Centre, where there are congresses and international experts as speakers.
This constitutes a new entrepreneurial panacea for new companies (start-ups) and enterprises.
First Edition of Big Data Congress
Barcelona organizes the first edition of the Big Data Congress on November 3rd and 4th. The event consolidates the city as the capital of smart management of Internet data.
A forecast by Eurecat assures that big data generated from the Internet will create 900,000 job positions in Europe during the next 6 years.
The event has been organized by the Centre of Big Data in Barcelona, together with Eurecat and Oracle.
With almost one thousand attendants, the Big Data Congress brings together experts in order to introduce the latest news of this technology, including Big Data use and analysis in order to offer valuable information to both the public and private sectors.
A 500 million business
The latest version of the «Characterisation Study of the Infomediary Sector» shows that Spain annually generates a business volume of between 450 and 500 million Euros from the reuse of public information. And if we add the figures coming from the private sector, the number increases up to 1000 or 1200 million.
However, the business has just begun. During the following 4 years, 4,4 million job positions at a worldwide level are expected to be created and in the next 2 years, Spain expects to grow by 304% thanks to the use of Big Data.
Nowadays, 400 Spanish companies are participating in this market, which will determine the future of smart cities with projects based on real-time data.
Within this framework, Barcelona wants to position itself as a technological hub, supported by the Centre of Big Data, which will become a referent in Southern Europe.
Barcelona, the source of information
The city of Barcelona is going through an intense period of technological innovations. In addition to hosting the Mobile World Congress annually, it has been converted into a huge innovation center.
On its way to become a smart city of reference, Barcelona offers a range of equipment permanently connected to the Internet.
The last example are the intelligent parking, which are distributed among all of the city and inform the real-time situation with parking, which permits payment from a smartphone.
The bus station will also be intelligent, offering the passengers real-time update and information about the frequency of every vehicle. Meanwhile, the sensor networks inform the residents about the temperature, the quality of the city air, the noise level and the traffic every moment. Linked development of the work is by the multinational company Microsoft.
The new center will be called the Big Data CoE and will be locate din the Barcelona Growth Center (Media-TIC building). A platform for selling and developing innovative projects, as well as Big Data counselling in order to help the implementation of the technological projects. A projects carried out by the multinational company, Oracle.
Projects for an intelligent city
The Big Data CoE Barcelona comes along with the renovation of the old Ca l’Alier factory, located in the district of Sant Marti in Barcelona. A building that will house the center of innovation of the smart cities in 2016.
The new projects market was presented for the European Union about the «Smart Cities and Communities» , whereas Barcelona has joined the energy saving communities, such as the German Colonia and Swedish Estocolmo.
The Growsmarter project wants to showcase the 12 technologies for the intelligent cities with the objective of promoting its implementations. A method to convert the city of Barcelona into an International capital of energy, the usage of Technology and Information and Communication (TIC), as well as mobility.
With this initiative, the energy consumption may be reduced, as well as the gas emissions by 60%. A path that requires the usage of massive data management (Big Data) according to the needs of the urban society. The information projects the future of the city with sustainable consumption, minor contamination and intelligent traffic gestation.
An intelligent and sustainable city. Barcelona is an innovative city that attracts people as a source of business because of Big data.
