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The EU I3-INSHAPE project aims to strengthen the digital economy through an innovation network in sport and healthy living. In the matchmaking phase, led by INDESCAT, leading SMEs (Flagships) are matched with co-developers to meet specific needs. Stakeholder meetings facilitate collaboration, and selected co-developers join the project as consortium members, with revenue sharing agreements.

The third edition of PRO Sportstech, which was attended by more than 220 professionals, was held in Barcelona on 8 and 9 May. The event featured twelve presentations and panels of experts; the Open Innovation Challenge, with two challenges to solve; the start-up fair; and the Barcelona Sports Hub Competition, where six start-ups competed for the grand final.

We interviewed Marcos Garzo, co-founder and CEO of Sporttips, a technology platform that offers sport, health and wellness services, connecting athletes with certified specialists. ‘We have developed an ecosystem (’Ecosystem as a Service‘) based on a technology (’EaaS‘) that allows us to provide customised solutions to various types of partners: from major federations, events, clubs, gyms, etc. that cannot afford to have this transversal and digital ecosystem “in-house”, to multinational companies and SMEs that need better productivity and a better return on investment (use) of the benefits they offer to their people (employees) to strengthen their company culture’, explains Garzo. Sporttips' motto is “Fez del deporte un hábito saludable” and its main objective is “to create bridges with entities / collectives and companies that share this same vision and want to take action to further energize the sports industry in Spain and professionalize and democratize the best services for athletes (amateurs and professionals), with a clear focus on Sport, Health and Wellness”.

Des d'INDESCAT volem que les organitzacions que formeu part del clúster tingueu encara més presència i visibilitat. En aquest sentit, teniu al vostre abast una secció que s'anomena "Notícies dels socis". Aquest esdevé un espai exclusiu perquè les entitats sòcies d'INDESCAT puguin exposar i difondre les seves pròpies novetats i notícies més destacades, per tal que la resta d'associats i altres empreses de la indústria esportiva estiguin al cas del més rellevant de la vostra empresa.

A new call for grants for innovative cooperative projects is expected to be published soon. If you are a member of INDESCAT and you have an innovative project, contact us at xfaura@indescat.org and we will help you get it off the ground!

In the current context, Catalonia faces global challenges such as climate change and the water crisis. Managers of sports facilities play a very important role in these challenges and have a unique opportunity to contribute to positive change. It is for this reason that INDESCAT is organising the 5th EFISport Course: Energy Management in Sports Facilities, which will start on 16 April. Together with the Clúster de l'Energia Eficient de Catalunya (CEEC), INDESCAT organizes the 5th EFISport Course, which is an excellent opportunity for managers of sports facilities to achieve a complete vision of the basics to manage them efficiently from an energy point of view.