The Innodelta PECT project is a collaborative initiative that seeks to promote the competitiveness and sustainability of the Llobregat Delta through a comprehensive innovation model. Bringing together public administrations, knowledge centers, companies and civil society, the project aims to position this region as a key node in Catalonia’s innovation ecosystem.
The main objective of this PECT is to increase the competitiveness of the Llobregat Delta.
In this sense, we understand that the territorial competitiveness of the Llobregat Delta involves offering an attractive and sustainable environment for companies and residents to live and work. This definition therefore balances the objectives of business success with those of social well-being, because sustainability depends on our ability to provide such an environment not only in the short but also in the long term. Improving competitiveness therefore requires a coordinated effort among different actors.
In this regard, several municipalities and institutions in the Llobregat Delta have strategically partnered to design and implement the Innodelta PECT project:
In a globalized world, the influence of major innovation hubs drives other actors (politicla, business, cultural, etc.) to organize themselves in networks and collaborate to create alternatives, often specialized, nodes. Being part of the local, regional and global innovation ecosystem does not happen without the will to be included and the means to make it happen. The alternative is a loss of influence and the ability to intervene in the economic and social evolution of the environment.
The Llobregat Delta is especially sensitive to these dynamics due to the influence of Barcelona and the rapid evolution of the industrial innovation system, with significant impacts on both the population and the territory. Therefore, it is essential for the Delta to become a reference point in the innovation ecosystem by fostering scenarios of competitiveness and increasing its ability to attract investment and generate innovative economic activity based on its endogenous strengths.
In the short term, the project aims to boost economic, social, and innovation activity through three major initiatives:
This PECT will contribute to consolidating the Llobregat Delta as a key node in Catalonia’s innovation ecosystem. Because we know that solving local challenges requires not only business and technological innovation but also social innovation.
Coboi Lab has actively participated in the project through the Delta Social Lab, promoting:
The redesign of the Coboi Lab space to facilitate co-creation and experimentation.
The methodological dynamization of collaborative activities.
The search for new communication formats to bring social innovation closer to citizens.
The long-term goal is to establish a shared governance system between municipalities and innovation/knowledge actors to ensure the continuity of this strategic territorial initiative, which will be strengthened through the Innodelta PECT.
This approach advocates for a comprehensive transformation that combines social innovation, inter-city collaboration and territorial specialization to build a more resilient and competitive future for the Llobregat Delta.
Funded by:
Planta 1, Centre de Serveis
Carretera de la Santa Creu de Calafell, 33
08830, Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona)
936 302 464
coboilab@santboi.cat
