The advisory council for the National Pact for the Knowledge Society (PNSC) was set up on 20 September in Barcelona in the presence of President of the Government of Catalonia Quim Torra and Catalan Minister of Business and Knowledge Àngels Chacón. The event also featured Secretary General for Business and Knowledge Joaquim Ferrer, Secretary General for Universities and Research Francesc Xavier Grau, and PNSC coordinator Mercè Chacón.
The council is chaired by former rector of the University of Barcelona Màrius Rubiralta and made up of 38 figures from the academic, scientific, business and social arenas, including former Catalan Minister of the Economy Andreu Mas-Colell, President of CataloniaBio & HealthTech and CEO of Specipig Jaume Amat, CEO of Barcelona Tech City Miquel Martí, Director of the Alba Synchrotron Caterina Biscari, General Manager of GSMA Therese Jamaa, economist Xavier Sala Martín, technology consultant Genís Roca, innovation expert and Esade professor Xavier Ferràs, and CEO of Savills Aguirre Newman Barcelona Anna Gener, among others.
The council’s mission is to advise the PNSC in establishing future policies on universities, research and innovation in Catalonia.
Torra said, “We need a country-wide culture shift to understand that Catalonia is betting its future on the knowledge society.” Minister Chacón said, “The PNSC has helped us put our country front and centre in the international knowledge economy, highlighting the value of our assets.”
Photo: Members of the Advisory Council at Palau de la Generalitat with President Torra and Minister Chacón - © Generalitat de Catalunya
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