Catalonia

Catalonia stands leader in Spain regarding the economic, industrial and business activity.

Catalonia stands leader in Spain regarding the economic, industrial and business activity. Being only a 6% of the territory, it accounts for nearly 20% of the Spanish GDP and 30% of the economic foreign sector. It offers a first-class environment for doing business as well as for living, with Barcelona as capital city and one of Europe’s foremost business cities.

Useful links

• ACC1Ó - Catalonian Agency for Competitiveness - www.acc10.cat
• Invest in Catalonia - www.catalonia.com
• Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) – www.gencat.net 
• 22@ - Barcelona Innovation District - www.22barcelona.com
• Barcelona Activa - Development Agency of the Barcelona City Council - www.barcelonactiva.cat
• ESADE Business School - www.esade.edu
• IESE Business School - www.iese.edu
• IED - European design Institute - www.ied.es
• ESDI – Escola Superior de Disseny – Universitat Ramon Llull - www.esdi.es
• ELISAVA - High design School - www.elisava.net
• EINA - Art & design School - www.eina.edu
• BCD - Barcelona Design Centre - www.bcd.es
• FAD - Fostering Arts & Design - www.fad.cat
• Kimbcn - Global solutions to the technology innovation needs - www.kimbcn.org
• Infonomia - Integral services association for innovation - www.infonomia.com
• ASCAMM – Technology centre for production, materials, bio and TIC technologies - www.ascamm.com
• LEITAT – Technological centre for production, chemical, energetic, bio, TIC and metal materials technologies - www.leitat.org
• CETEMMSA – Technological Centre for Chemical, Materials and RFID Technologies - www.cetemmsa.com
• Bdigital – Technological Centre for TIC Technologies– www.bdigital.org
• CTM – Technological Centre for Production, Energetic and Metal Materials technologies - www.ctm.upc.es
• CD6 - Centre for Sensor, Instrument and Systems Development - www.cd6.upc.es