SubjectEconomy and business

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) is not only a leading institution in high-performance computing, but also a key driver of urban transformation. Recent announcements of...

Barcelona’s iconic Montjuïc hill has undergone two major transformations: the first urban development for the 1929 International Exposition and the creation of the Olympic Ring...

One of the most striking changes in recent years has been the dramatic acceleration of our lives. This shift began when mobility technology compressed space, and it has now reached a new...

Technological accelerationism – a philosophy of urgency that has for some time prevailed in Silicon Valley –...

Barcelona was the first city in Spain to establish a time policy department and now leads the way in Europe...

A reduction in working hours is not merely a labour demand; it is an urban planning tool that ought to play a...

The advancement of a civilisation can be measured by its ability to free up time. Today, however, precarity...

Time associated with work – whether paid or unpaid – is a central aspect of how people organise their lives...
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