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  • Society 5.0: technological transformations at the service of people

    Faced with digital development profoundly affecting all sectors of society and the economy, Japan has developed a concept of a connected and super-intelligent society, the Society 5.0., where the potential of technological advances is put at the service of all citizens. In this way, they seek to go beyond technocentric concepts such as Industry 4.0,…

  • The great challenges of urban mobility

    When we talk about urban mobility, it is necessary to mention two great challenges. On the one hand the decarbonization of mobility and on the other hand the servitization of the means of transport. The decarbonization of transport is a fact that will happen sooner than we think and later than it should. The reasons…

  • Ranking of Universities according to their impact on the SDGs

    The British media Times Higher Education, specialized in higher education, has produced an World Ranking of Universities based on their economic, social and environmental impact, taking as reference the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. Consequently, the ranking uses indicators such as academic freedom, the type of employment contracts, or the…

  • The local products fair repeats success in donostia

    In the boulevard of Donostia, producers and merchants met this weekend to bring out the gastronomic products of our land. Vegetables, jams, chocolate, ham, txakoli, cheese, sweets and an endless number of top quality products were on display before an audience captivated by the product, the good treatment and the atmosphere in the tent. On…

  • The rise in sea level, an alert scenario

    A new scientific study warns that sea levels could rise by up to two meters before 2100, forcing the displacement of hundreds of millions of people, and causing considerable damage to the habitability of the planet. In this scenario, the world would lose 1.79 million square meters of land area, the equivalent of the size…

  • Video: Technology to transform the city

    In 2050, two thirds of the world’s population will live in cities, and this rapid urbanization process is accompanied by major challenges: energy consumption and the significant contribution of cities to air pollution, the difficult access of much of the population to solutions worthy of habitability, the congestion of motorized traffic in the accesses to…

  • The conversion of the Tabakalera building in Donostia

    The privatization of tobacco farming in Spain put an end to the economic activity of the factory, which stood as an emblematic building in the center of the city. The new Cultural Center contains co-working spaces, collaborative design, a library, audiovisual rooms, commercial premises, art and film exhibitions, free open spaces for society, fashion design…

  • SDG vs. Circular Economy

    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the global objectives that leaders adopted in 2015 to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. The 17 goals and 169 targets that make up the SDGs are being adopted by both the public and private sectors across…

  • Ranking of Universities of the Spanish University System

    The Ivie and the BBVA Foundation have prepared for the seventh consecutive year the U-Ranking of Spanish Universities< /em>, which analyzes 62 centers (48 public universities and 14 private universities) measuring 25 indicators. These are the most outstanding universities based on each of the three great missions of the university system and the position of…

  • Local trade, past or future?

    The current economic and social development of European cities is closely related to the changes that local commerce is undergoing. Retail trade is a key link in the economic and social development of a city and is the closest sector to citizens and consumers in the value chain. In other words, those cities that combine…