CIDAI, the Centre of Innovation for Data Tech and Artificial Intelligence
We drive AI-based innovation and technology transfer working for Catalan businesses and society
Dissemination sessions organised
Participants
Innovation projects
Attendees at the AI Congress Barcelona
High impact projects
We solve real challenges for businesses and governments
- Mobility
- Health
- Digital
- Sports
- Mobility
- Audiovisual
We foster ethical and responsible AI and ensure its maximum impact in Catalonia
We fast-track AI uptake
We encourage innovation by supporting dissemination activities
22-23 October 2025
11th AI Congress Barcelona
On 22-23 October 2025 we will be holding the 11th AI Congress at the Auditori L’illa in Barcelona as an in-person event. We will showcase trends and best practices of groundbreaking businesses, new technological developments and their applications, and inspiring success stories.
Join technology transfer and drive the future with innovative AI-based solutions.
Success stories
We transform the activity of companies and administrations through AI technologies
CIDAI develops generative AI tools for contextualizing and describing news photos from 3CATInfo
CIDAI collaborates with the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) to optimize the Aerobús fleet efficiency and forecast demand peaks
CIDAI collaborates with Cluster Hub23 and Kognia Sports Intelligence to open new possibilities in football player analysis, optimizing biometric data detection
CIDAI and the Medical Emergency System (SEM) develop an AI model capable of predicting accident density for better resource allocation
AI is no longer valued just for what it is capable of doing, but for how it is responsibly integrated into real environments.
Marco Orellana
CIDAI Manager
The difference between a company that ‘uses AI’ and one that ‘learns with AI’ is the same as between copying and understanding
Jordi Herreruela
Director del Festival Cruïlla
Europe has chosen its own path: that of democratizing technology as a tool to strengthen its digital sovereignty
Sergi Besonias Cornet i Julia Masvidal i Andreu,
BSC Spin Off Portfolio Manager
The ATM can stand out in the innovative use of AI if it adopts it with criteria of sustainability, inclusiveness and responsibility, and through a well-planned implementation
Francesc Planas
Head of Development and Innovation at Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM)
“Most projects do not fail for technological reasons, but due to a lack of strategic focus.”
Jaume Clotet
Partner, Infini
The European Union's first AI Law, known as the AI Act, has been long awaited, but it is now a reality.
Albert Sabater Coll
Director of the Observatory of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence of Catalonia (OEIAC)
Opinion pieces
AI is playing a key role in generating new knowledge by generating artificial hypotheses that are accelerating new discoveries.
Ramon Pruneda
Technical Director - Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
- Jaume Clotet
Artificial intelligence is no longer a promise of the future—it is a present reality. Every week, new tools and platforms make headlines, and executive boards […]
- Meritxell Bassolas
- Albert Iruela
8-9 November 2024, Espai Bital
Successful AINA HACK: 20 teams with a total of 68 participants
Aina Hack was held on 8-9 November in person for 24 hours non-stop. The participating teams developed an AI application to solve one or more challenges of the Catalan Government.