Marta Galceran
Marta Galceran
Marta Galceran is a Research Fellow with the Global Cities Programme at CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs), and a part-time lecturer on International Relations at Pompeu Fabra University and CEI-International Affairs. She is a political scientist, holds a PhD in International Relations from UPF and a Master’s (awarded with special distinction) from the University of Warwick. Her research focuses on city diplomacy, urban alliances and global governance, particularly in the field of digital transitions and technological humanism. She has authored several policy papers, academic articles, and other publications on these topics. She also leads the research at the Global Observatory of Urban Artificial Intelligence (GOUAI), within the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights. Before joining CIDOB she held the position of Program Coordinator of the Smart City Expo World Congress and senior consultant at Anteverti, where she advised local governments and international organizations (i.e., UN-Habitat, IADB, European Commission) on internationalization and urban innovation policies.
Cities and internationalization: 4 trends that are shaping a new scenario of opportunities
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Research Fellow at CIDOB
Cities and peri-urban territories must see today’s situation – and recent digital hyper-acceleration– as an opportunity to reposition themselves on the global map.
5 reasons why metropolitan cooperation and city alliances are key for a resilient post-pandemic future
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Research Fellow at CIDOB
Our expert analysis | No city is big enough to face this pandemic alone, and multi-level and-stakeholder alliances can and should be an accelerator of global urban resilience.
Urban innovation matters: 10 articles and resources to highlight why
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Research Fellow at CIDOB
The importance of data, research and experiment; thinking outside of the box; a human-centered digitalization approach; putting people at the core: these are some of the keys to foster smarter cities, according to our team's expertise.
