evidoria

What works in Barcelona

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15
evaluated practices
57/100
average quality score
0%
strong evidence, of 14 assessed
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more

Evidence snapshot for Barcelona

Barcelona has pursued multiple strategies to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across different sectors. The city has invested heavily in innovation infrastructure—hosting 700+ innovative startups and projecting 40,000 new jobs from the Barcelona Innovation Coast by 2030—while simultaneously promoting inclusive entrepreneurship through the Gendered Landscape Program to support women entrepreneurs and the Plan to Promote the Social and Solidarity Economy 2021-2023, which allocated €21.8 million and gained adherence from 200+ companies and organizations. Urban redevelopment has also played a role: the 22@Barcelona innovation district transformed 200 hectares into a hub supporting 8,000–9,000 companies and over 90,000 workers, though this expansion came with documented housing-price rises and business displacement pressures. However, the practices show strategic intention and scale rather than comprehensive impact measurement across all initiatives.

Drawn from: Gendered Landscape Program · 22@Barcelona — From Industrial Poblenou to Innovation District, Costs Included · Plan to Promote the Social and Solidarity Economy 2021-2023 (PIESS) · Barcelona Innova: Strategy for Boosting Urban Innovation in Barcelona · Registre d'Algorismes — Catalonia's Public Registry of Government AI Systems and Algorithms · Fundación Esplai · Catalonia's Register of AI Systems and Algorithms — a Public, EU AI Act-Aligned Inventory · Ravalgames

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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers

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Strengths

Transparency, fairness & accountability +46 pts 100 here · 54 average

Teacher capability & pedagogy +27 pts 67 here · 39 average

Inclusiveness / equity +26 pts 67 here · 41 average

Transparency, ethics & data protection +17 pts 67 here · 50 average

Transferability / demonstrated replication +13 pts 72 here · 59 average

Equity & inclusion +13 pts 67 here · 54 average

Governance, capability & sustainability +12 pts 78 here · 66 average

Innovation level +9 pts 73 here · 64 average

Weaknesses

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced -9 pts 0 here · 9 average

Evidence of impact / measured results -10 pts 50 here · 60 average

Sustainability (ongoing) -19 pts 61 here · 80 average

Evidence of learning impact -30 pts 0 here · 30 average

Evaluation evidence -36 pts 0 here · 36 average

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -51 pts 0 here · 51 average

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced -53 pts 0 here · 53 average

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Score profile vs peers

Transparency, fairness & accountability
100 · 54
Teacher capability & pedagogy
67 · 39
Inclusiveness / equity
67 · 41
Transparency, ethics & data protection
67 · 50
Transferability / demonstrated replication
72 · 59
Equity & inclusion
67 · 54
Governance, capability & sustainability
78 · 66
Innovation level
73 · 64
Multi-stakeholder collaboration
83 · 78
Documented learning
71 · 73
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced
33 · 35
Demonstrated reach
71 · 75
Scalability
62 · 66
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced
0 · 9
Evidence of impact / measured results
50 · 60
Sustainability (ongoing)
61 · 80
Evidence of learning impact
0 · 30
Evaluation evidence
0 · 36
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control
0 · 51
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced
0 · 53

Coloured bar: Barcelona. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.

Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more

Top good practices here

Gendered Landscape Program · 81

22@Barcelona — From Industrial Poblenou to Innovation District, Costs Included · 76

Plan to Promote the Social and Solidarity Economy 2021-2023 (PIESS) · 76

Barcelona Innova: Strategy for Boosting Urban Innovation in Barcelona · 76

Registre d'Algorismes — Catalonia's Public Registry of Government AI Systems and Algorithms · 73

Fundación Esplai · 72

Catalonia's Register of AI Systems and Algorithms — a Public, EU AI Act-Aligned Inventory · 60

Ravalgames · 56

Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more

Recommended to adopt or replicate

Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.

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Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100

  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100

  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Sweden's Barnahus (Children's House) — Multidisciplinary One-Stop Centres for Child Victims of Sexual Abuse and Violence · fit 90/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Girl Power - Denmark · fit 84/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Matches your scale
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions

Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more