Hac Te analyzes the economic and social impact of digital art in Catalonia

Last installment of the audiovisual series that the Hac Te hub has produced in collaboration with The New Barcelona Post. In the capsules that make up Art+Science+Technology, creators, researchers, curators, teachers, and entrepreneurs reflect on the synergies between the three disciplines that form this alliance promoted by a dozen Catalan institutions to position the Catalan capital as a reference hub in artech.

The capsules can be seen on Hac Te's YouTube channel and in this new section we have opened in The New Barcelona Post. Published on Wednesdays, the series has been addressing a different topic for four weeks to deepen the links between art, science, and technology. From collaborations between artists, scientists, and technologists, to the way we face multidisciplinary challenges. The digital art ecosystem in Catalonia and the social and economic impact of digital culture are also valued.

The videos feature the participation of Hac Te's partners: the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Eina – University Center of Design and Art, Hangar – Center for artistic production and research, TheNewArtFoundation, Sónar, Fira Barcelona, Tech Barcelona, the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO).

This week, with the last episode, the economic and social impact of digital culture in Catalonia is quantified. Participants include the curator of Sónar+D, Antònia Folguera; the CEO of Tech Barcelona, Miquel Martí, and the executive director of Hac Te, Astrid Rousse.

Previous videos have analyzed issues such as the need to provide transversal answers from the fields of arts, science, and technology to complex contemporary challenges such as climate change or digital transformation; collaborations between the three disciplines involved, and Barcelona's position in the world of digital art.