{"id":24246,"date":"2018-02-12T17:28:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T17:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=24246"},"modified":"2018-02-13T14:30:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T13:30:42","slug":"smart-island-world-congress-2018-looks-into-alliances-between-islands-to-define-their-futures-information-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2018\/02\/smart-island-world-congress-2018-looks-into-alliances-between-islands-to-define-their-futures-information-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Island World Congress 2018 looks into alliances between islands to define their futures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"my-thumb-class\" title=\"Smart Island World Congress aims to define technological alliances between islands \" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AdobeStock_128941007-634x0-c-default.jpeg\" alt=\"Smart Island World Congress \" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__fi-caption\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he question of the future of islands will discuss the opportunities that islands offer start-ups, business incubators, entrepreneurs, mobile connectivity and smart islands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The strengthening of the relations between island territories to tackle questions of climate change, economic competition, technological innovation and tourism will be the main objectives of the second edition of the Smart Island World Congress (SIWC), the first world meeting about smart islands.<\/p>\n<p>The event is organised by Fira de Barcelona, with the support of the Government of the Balearic Islands, the Consell de Mallorca and the City Council of Calvi\u00e0, and held on 23 and 24 April in Calvi\u00e0 (Mallorca). 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