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Pope Francis, the world leader with the greatest success on Twitter
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Barcelona hosts the Mobile World Congress with some 80,000 visitors expected to attend
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Almost 2,000 police officers will ensure safety during Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress
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New initiative to open the Mobile World Congress to Barcelonans, tourists and companies
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6,000 Catalan pupils follow a specific course on mobile phone applications
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2014 Mobile World Congress to generate €356 million and 7,220 jobs
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Fira de Barcelona posts a €117.2 million revenue for 2013
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Record attendance for the 2014 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
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Hong Kong telecomm company opens its European offices in Barcelona
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Barcelona leads the way in digital identification through mobile phone
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World Bank picks Barcelona to host CitiSense smart city forum
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German multinational GFT CEO, Ulrich Dietz: “Catalonia is one of our preferred places to invest”
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Barcelona to introduce ground-breaking parking payment system
From the 1st of September a new parking payment system will be introduced in Barcelona that allows customers to pay via their mobile devices. The Councillor responsible for Economy, Enterprise and Employment, Sònia Recasens, stated that it illustrates Barcelona’s “commitment to being a Smart City”. According to Recasens, the function of the application, called ApparkB, is to make it more convenient, cheaper and quicker for the public to park their vehicles. The service is completely free, and lets users to pay for the exact time they are parked. It will be available on Android and iPhone devices.
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