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Barcelona Activa is Barcelona’s local economic development agency

Barcelona Activa is a public trading company integrated in the area of Economy and Economic Promotion of Barcelona City Council whose mission is to promote quality employment, entrepreneurship, business competitiveness and the diversification of the productive fabric, in order to achieve a sustainable, inclusive and fair economic model.

Our vision is to make Barcelona a city of reference for working, entrepreneurship and living with social and environmental values.

Strategic framework 

Barcelona Activa bases its actions on the Pla d'Actuació Municipal (PAM), which identifies economic diversification as one of the city’s priorities, supporting both existing and emerging strategic sectors and fostering science and research.

It also follows the Barcelona Impulsa plan, the city’s economic roadmap through 2035, which aims to create quality employment, protect local commerce, drive new strategic sectors and manage the visitor economy.

In this context, Barcelona Activa focuses on promoting the following strategic activity sectors:

- Visitor Economy
- Agri-Food
- Trade and Markets
- Health and Bio
- Technology 
- Creative Industries
- Social Economy
- Research, Transfer and Innovation 
- Economics for Sustainability
- Blue Economy
- Care Economy

 

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Our values

  • Equal opportunities and social progress

    We believe in developing a fair model of job creation and maintenance that empowers citizens, incorporates the gender and diversity perspective, and is evenly distributed across the Barcelona districts.

  • Cooperation within the organisation and with others

    We encourage collaborative, transversal, and participatory forms of teamwork that improve the well-being of employees and citizens, as well as helping to develop their skills and expertise.

  • Economy at the service of all: Social and sustainable

    We want to make the local economy work for everyone. We promote a model of the social and solidarity-based economy, where collective entrepreneurship and social innovation lead to a more just pattern of economic development, at the service of all citizens.

  • Spirit of public service and professional and personal ethics

    Good practice, transparency, civic virtue, and professional and personal ethics are the basis for good, citizen-oriented governance, as well as public services with improved coordination of the public, private, and community ecosystem.