A maker community was formed last March to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. His voluntary work has helped to create more than 8,000 personal protective equipment, using the 3D printing technique, aimed at the staff of the essential services most exposed to infection.
The declaration of the state of alarm decreed by the central government in relation to the health crisis of the Covid-19 caused the almost absolute closure of the Neàpolis building in mid-March. Only the space of the municipal television Canal Blau TV, declared as an essential service, remained operational.
None of us would have thought that we would ever experience a situation like the one caused by COVID-19. In a matter of days, the global health system has been subjected to a stress test of global magnitude, which has had consequences on the global system economically and socially. Little by little, we begin to realize the impact the pandemic has left on us. The health system has been able to weather the storm even though it has come to glimpse its limits.
Last weekend, from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November, the Select Talent Weekend was held, an entrepreneurial talent selection event organized by Neàpolis and Tandenn, attended by 20 people, previously selected from 56 candidates. It was three intensive days of creativity, learning, collaboration, innovation and involvement to solve health and wellness challenges.
Neapolis and Tandenn are looking for entrepreneurs who want to create their own business project in the field of health and well-being at the Select Weekend Talent to be held in Vilanova i la Geltrú on 6, 7 and 8 November.
On October 3rd and 4th, the 1st edition of the Hackató & Creative Lab of the MedGaims project was held in Neàpolis, in which 7 teams took part to apply for the scholarships offered by the project. Throughout the weekend the teams selected through the previous nominations were working hard in order to develop and evolve their proposals before being presented to the jury.
The Department of the Environment and the public innovation agency Neàpolis have launched a joint pilot test at schools in Aragai and Arjau. It is a system for capturing various environmental data that will be the basis for an energy efficiency study for school facilities in the city.
On December 4, a telematic meeting was held to find out the status of the county project “Active and healthy aging, and dependence” with the participation of representatives of the Consell Comarcal del Garraf , coordinator of the project, the six town councils of the region, and the participating entities: Alt Penedès Garraf Health Consortium , Ave Maria Foundation of Sitges , Institute of Robotics for Addiction , the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Neàpolis.
The Neàpolis Cowork has adapted to the new normal by adopting all the necessary preventive measures to offer greater security, flexibility and privacy to its users.
