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1.028 empresas se benefician de los servicios de BCD en 20101,028 companies benefit from the services of BCD in 2010
January 12, 2010
In the past 12 months a total of 1,028 Catalan companies of various productive sectors have benefited from the projects and services offered by BCD Barcelona Design Centre, a figure that leaves evidence of the relevance of design as a strategic tool for enterprises to achieve greater competitiveness in the global market.
Of the projects developed during the 2010 highlights of internationalization missions organized in the framework of the programme BCN Design Export, the Plan for innovation in design, the directory of professionals, or the Barcelona Design Innovation Cluster.
In addition to the projects and services offered to companies, events organized by BCD during the past year in the framework of the promotion and awareness of design have counted with the participation of more than 1,800 people, which have been able to attend international events, as the fifth edition of the Barcelona Design Week, and participate in events and activities organized by BCD in the framework of events of the business sector, such as el Dia de l' entrepreneur, and others such as the Universal Expo of Shanghai.