The State delegate, Fran González, attends the opening day of this international forum along with the delegates and representatives of the rest of the Spanish free zones
Subsequently, the deputy project coordinator of the Incubazul technological incubator, integrated in the Base Zone, participates in a monographic panel with representatives of the High Technology Incubator Network of the INCYDE Foundation, of the Chambers of Commerce
The presence of the Free Zone in BNEW continues tomorrow in a panel of Economic Zones where the free zones of Spain will be present and where Fran González will delve into the main business lines of the Cádiz Consortium
From today until next Friday, October 8, the BNEW brings together 11,000 companies that review, share and anticipate the trends that will change the production model
The opening day of the international event on the new economy “Barcelona New Economy Week (BNEW)” today featured the active participation of the Cádiz Free Zone as the standard bearer of the Blue Economy and a new, more committed and responsible industrial model in the province of Cádiz, through, among other initiatives, its technological incubator project Incubazul, integrated into the Cádiz Base Zone project.
After the opening session, which was attended by the Special Delegate of the State, Fran González, along with the rest of the delegates and representatives of the free zones of Spain, the deputy coordinator of Incubazul, Jose David Sánchez de Medina, presented the experience of this incubator in a debate forum on the New Digital Industry with the title “High Technology Incubators: a reality in business support”, a monographic panel on the network of Alta incubators Technology launched by the INCYDE Foundation of the Chambers of Commerce with the support of FEDER Funds.
This forum has managed to establish a shared space for knowledge, exchange of experiences and promotion of these incubation tools that are proving to be fundamental for the transfer of R&D to companies.
With dynamic participation that has allowed us to know the specialization of each incubator, the debate channel has been moderated by Natalia Vázquez, director of FEDER Projects of the INCYDE Foundation and together with Sánchez de Medina as a representative of Cádiz, Aintzane Arbide, director of the 3D Incubator of Barcelona, participated; Carlos Díaz, head of the Project Analysis Department of the Gran Canaria Economic Promotion Society; Santiago López-Guerra, deputy secretary general of the Vigo Free Trade Zone and Juan José Sánchez, councilor for Economic Promotion, Commerce and Markets of the Salamanca City Council.
In this scenario, in which each project has shown its advantages and potential in supporting talent and entrepreneurship, the deputy coordinator of Incubazul has explained how the Cádiz Free Trade Zone is launching a new greener and more sustainable industrial model, in line with the 20-30 Agency of the Government of Spain and with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations.
In this new model, the Blue Economy is a fundamental piece supported by the fact that the Free Trade Zone is absolutely integrated into the productive fabric of the province and its natural resources and, therefore, is linked to the enormous potential of the blue sector on the Cádiz coast, where the figures already place it as a "driver economy. For example, the Port of Algeciras generates 28,000 jobs and in Andalusia 10.5% of the GDP comes from Blue Economy. Because there are 6,600 boats in the fishing fleet that generate 13,000 jobs,” according to Sánchez de Medina. For this reason, the technological incubator will make it possible to create a hub around the Blue Economy that attracts investments and generates opportunities for entrepreneurship.
Sánchez de Medina has highlighted the special idiosyncrasy of the Cádiz incubator because it is committed to the circular economy and sustainability even from the very concept of the building that will house it, made up of recycled maritime containers. At this point, he has broken down with data that "we are building the free zone of the future, moving from a more gray and carbonized industry, typical of 25-30 years ago, to one based on sustainability criteria. There is data that there are 300 million abandoned maritime containers with a useful life of between 10 and 15 years. Only the scrapping process to convert those 300 million into iron at 5,000 kg of CO2 per every container, we're talking of the emission of 1,500 tons of C02. “We are talking about double what Germany emits in an entire year,” he noted.
Finally, the Cádiz incubator model has also been highlighted, also committed to visualizing female entrepreneurship and promoting real equality. In fact, 70% of the initiatives that are already being incubated in Incubazul correspond to projects led by women.
The presence of the Cádiz Free Zone in the debate tables will continue tomorrow with the participation of the delegate Fran González in the New Economic Zones channel, in which the delegates from Vigo, Barcelona and Gran Canaria, among other representatives of the Spanish free zones, will participate.