A permanent space for reflection on current policies and co-creation of future policies aimed at improving the quality of life of citizens through actions related to the 'health' dimension.
The first edition of ‘Q-Life Laboratory’ has come to an end with a great success in participation and laying the foundations for the celebration of future editions. This innovative forum for debate and reflection, organized by Bikefriendly Consulting, In collaboration with the Provincial Tourism Board of Huesca and Jaca City Council, and held at the Congress Palace of this city on June 28 and 29, has brought together some of the best experts in the national field of innovation applied to policies to improve the quality of life of citizens. opening of the days was carried out by Amaia del Campo, Mayor of Barakaldo, Berta Fernández, Deputy of Culture of the province of Huesca, Raúl Villacampa, President of Bikefriendly Group, and Enrique Muñoz, Sports Councilor of Jaca.The first of the technical presentations featured Arturo Casado, European Athletics Champion in 1.500 meters and Doctor in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. The Madrid athlete focused his dissertation on explaining how the intrinsic values of sport can be applied in many other areas of people's lives, as well as the possibilities that physical activity and health contain as opportunities for economic and social development for the territories. .Then, the participants were divided into various work and debate groups to discuss topics such as 'Specialization of territories', 'Connected and integrated ecosystems', and 'Planning and management of public policies through ICTs', and whose conclusions will become reports and specialized articles that will be published over the coming months through the various platforms available to it. Bikefriendly ConsultingThis first day concluded with the guided tour of the Diocesan Museum of Jaca, located inside the town's cathedral, and which houses one of the most valuable collections of Romanesque mural paintings in Europe.
Rafa Monterde, Director of the Las Naves Foundation, the space for innovation and creation of Valencia City Hall, opened the second day of 'Q-Life Laboratory' with an interesting presentation on how to combine innovation, business and knowledge, working in the social field. An area where innovation and quality of life improvement initiatives, according to Monterde, must not have as their main objective becoming a business, but must be profitable and generate benefits to be effective and serve their purpose.A continuation, Javier Pontes, Technical Director of Ciclamadrid, one of the emblematic tourist projects of the Region of Madrid, showed with his presentation how public-private collaboration projects can become the backbone of territories, balancing the tourist balance between areas with inequalities and generating shared wealth.
The third of the technical presentations of the second day of 'Q-Life Laboratory' was given by Edurne Zubiria, Mayoral Coordinator of the Vila-Real City Council, who focused on the case of his city as an example of public-private collaboration when it comes to successfully facing and overcoming difficulties and moments of economic crisis, always with the innovative spirit as a common denominator of institutions and companies, and with the ultimate objective of improving the quality of life of its inhabitants. A concept, that of quality of life and the actions related to its constant improvement, which focused the debate of the round table held last, and which included the participation additional of Carlos Totorika, Mayor of Ermua and co-president of the INNpulso Network, putting the finishing touch to this first edition of 'Laboratorio Q-Life'.
