Month: October 2023

The .barcelona domain is successfully presented at Bizbarcelona

Posted on by Comunicació

The .barcelona domain was presented at Bizbarcelona on 4 and 5 October. This was an opportunity for us to present the .barcelona domain to the city’s self-employed professionals, local businesses and small enterprises, and establish a direct connection with all those interested in using this domain extension to improve their online presence.

Barcelona Activa, the city’s local development agency, provided us with a space for answering visitors’ questions and concerns about the city’s domain. Being able to connect their businesses in a digital environment to the city and its values proved to be a clear advantage over other extensions when it came to thinking of a domain for their project.

Besides dealing with inquiries and clearing up queries, we at the .barcelona domain also organised two information chats during the event, focusing on the numerous benefits that the .barcelona domain could bring businesses and the self-employed. 

Participation in events such as Bizbarcelona provides .barcelona domain with an exceptional opportunity for promoting its importance and finding out at first hand the needs of the city’s businesses and professionals. Given the growing importance of having an online presence, the .barcelona domain is also being presented as a key tool for businesses keen to stand out in Barcelona and attract more clients, local and international alike.

The .barcelona domain shares its local digitalisation project with the GeoTLD Group

Posted on by Comunicació

The GeoTLD Group’s annual meeting was held in Cologne on 11 and 12 September. The meeting was also attended by the.cat, .bzh, .paris, .amsterdam, .nl, .eus, .gal, .wien, .hamburg, .berlin, .denic, .fsl and .alsace domains, to name a few, as well as the main registrars.

The meeting was organised by ECO.de, a German association representing several digital organisations and enterprises, to ensure a sustainable, responsible and safe digital transformation.

Roger Serra and Beatriz Guzmán, from the .cat Foundation, an Enterprise in charge of managing the .barcelona domain, was commissioned with sharing the main initiatives planned for the city’s domain. An opportunity to present the Elmeuclubesportiu.barcelona project to other city domains and invite them to create local-digitalisation projects.

Common strategies were also established during the GeoTLD meetring, on issues such as the NIS2 Directive and co-marketing, allowing us to discover experiences of other city domains which could be used as an inspiration for new initiatives for the .barcelona domain.

Barcelona, the European Capital of Democracy

Posted on by Comunicació

Barcelona is the European Capital of Democracy (ECoD) from September 2023 to October 2024, a European initiative aimed at promoting citizen debate and participation in today’s democracy. The capitalofdemocracy.barcelona domain will provide you with full information on European and international events, talks and activities focusing on democratic innovation and citizen participation.

This period, with Barcelona as the first European Capital of Democracy, will see dozens of activities and talks organised by various institutions and organisations from civil society, divided into three areas:

• City events: activities in Barcelona and its metropolitan region.

• International events: European and international activities in Barcelona and its metropolitan region.

• Fringe events: various activities, discussions and talks throughout the year.

The capitalofdemocracy.barcelona website will offer you not just the full programme but also the latest news and enable everyone between the ages of 8 and 17 to take part in “Volem decidir!” [We want to decide], the first European Capital of Democracy participatory process aimed at this age group.