Asseco Spain, a leading company in the IT sector and a specialist in the development and implementation of 360º technological solutions at the highest level, has joined the Madrid World Capital Association of Construction, Engineering and Architecture (MWCC). This association strengthens these sectors both in the capital and throughout Spain, consolidating the international leadership of Spanish companies and making Madrid and Spain visible as the world reference center in the urban solutions sector.

Asseco joins the initiative as the leading exponent of digital transformation in the business world, contributing its expertise and capacity for innovation to consolidate the Madrid World Capital of Construction, Engineering and Architecture project at a national and international level.

David García Núñez, president of MWCC, considers Asseco‘s adherence to MWCC exceptional: “The incorporation of Asseco Spain is key to the development of projects such as INNOLAB, which will allow us to implement innovative and sustainable urban solutions in the coming years. urban developments to be carried out in Madrid”

For José Antonio Pinilla, CEO and Chairman of Asseco Spain: “this collaboration with MWCC will help promote the smart city projects in which the company works and will allow Asseco Spain to work to turn Madrid into a smart and sustainable city. , in addition to promoting their economic and social development.”

“Madrid’s potential is enormous, since it is the main engine of the Spanish economy, and turning it into a national benchmark in smart cities could help other regions to grow and boost their productive fabric.”

Among its collaborators and associates, the Association has leading technology companies, insurers, certifiers, financial and energy entities, construction companies, consultants, universities, public companies and national, regional and local entities, thus constituting a true example of public-private collaboration.

Asseco Spain’s commitment to Madrid and its development as a smart city is motivated by the enormous economic and social benefits it would have for the capital. According to the latest Chordant studies, moving towards smart cities would mean a 5% increase in the economic development of cities, so Madrid could increase its annual GDP by 60,000 million. And it would also improve the quality of life of the people of Madrid between 10% and 30%, according to McKinskey, especially in saving time, safety and health.