This year again, the Sofia City of Knowledge Cluster will participate in the Smart City Expo in Barcelona, the largest and most influential global event for smart technologies and urban innovation, which will take place from November 7 to 9. Together with another 25,000 participants from all over the world, we will have the chance for direct contact with potential partners and for meetings with the best experts in the field of smart cities in the world. We are witnessing an unprecedented rate of urbanization.

According to the United Nations, in 2050, 70% of the Earth's population will live in cities, and this rate of urban population growth and the emergence of new megacities is a market force driving technology and innovation.

On September 13-15, the Cluster Sofia Knowledge City had the pleasure of participating in a professional event in the city of Burgas - the "Clusters Meet Regions" conference, organized in cooperation with the European Commission. The event brought together experts, business leaders, academic representatives and political figures from different countries to discuss opportunities for sustainable development and innovation in the ICT sector.

The conference provided a platform for the exchange of ideas and practices, with a particular focus on green transformation and the circular economy.

The inspiring experience of Cluster Sofia Knowledge City from the participation of its team in last year's edition last year's edition of Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) in Singapore motivated us to focus the attention of cluster members and our partners on this exhibition again. Last year's edition was the first physical post-Covid event, attracting over 15,000 attendees from 76 countries and regions, with more than 35% of attendees being C-level executives and key industry decision-makers.

We invite you to participate in the new edition of  ITAP 2023, which is going to be held in Singapore 18 - 20 October 2023.

Cluster Sofia Knowledge City will have its representative at the leading global event for smart cities, the Smart City Expo World Congress.

Take a part in this world's largest and most influential event for smart technology and urban innovation. You can still decide how to participate - as a visitor, exhibitor, panelist or online. For three days from the 7th to the 9th of November, Barcelona becomes a global hub where leaders, politicians, city representatives and researchers from all over the world will meet to exchange information, solutions and visions for the future of the cities.