The Generalitat (Generalitat) contributes 48 million to maintain the Mobile in Barcelona.
The Government increases the annual contribution to the Barcelona MWC Foundation from 5 to 8 million euros, as does the City Council and the Spanish executive.
BarcelonaNew step to retain the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The fund has been reduced to €8 million annually until 2030, as previously promised. from the MWC until 2030 and with the intention of permanence. Until now, the financial contribution from each of the sponsoring entities was €5 million per year, a figure set in 2012. It was agreed to increase this figure to €8 million per year starting in 2025. The MWC, held in Barcelona since 2006, is very important for the economy and job creation in Barcelona and Catalonia, "in addition to placing the city and the country at the forefront of advanced digital technologies," according to the executive.
In its last edition, held from March 3rd to 6th, the MWC generated an economic impact in Barcelona of more than €560 million and 13,000 part-time jobs. According to the GSMA, the event's organizer, since the MWC arrived in Catalonia in 2006, it has generated an economic contribution of €6.9 billion and more than 170,000 part-time jobs.
In addition to guaranteeing and supporting the holding of the MWC, the annual contribution of €8 million to MWCapital aims to deploy a year-round program of digital actions to drive digital transformation, attract talent and investments in this area, and position Barcelona and Catalonia. hubs technological world.