Press Room & Agenda

On Saturday, May 25, the Fuerzas Armadas Day (DIFAS) 2024 will be celebrated in the Principality of Asturias, whose central act will be presided over by Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain.

The event, which will be held in Oviedo, will feature a tribute to the flag and the fallen and a land parade, while the day before it will take place in Gijón with a naval review and an aerial parade.

Full article: https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/serviciosdeprensa/notasprensa/defensa/Paginas/2024/290224-dia-fuerzas-armadas-2024.aspx

On May 15th, the third edition of Hack&Beers Gijón will take place at Calle Covadonga, 5, Centro, 33202 Gijon, Asturias.

The event will feature the following talks:

Rosa García López: «Cómo defenderte automáticamente de las tácticas y técnicas de un grupo ransomware»

Manuel Angel: «Introducción a Carhacking con CanBus»

Jaime López: «Enredados en la Red: como ser un Sherlock Holmes Digital en pijama»

More information about the event on their website: https://hackandbeers.es/events/hackbeers-gijon-vol-3/

Yesterday we attended the conference "Crossing the Valley of Innovation: is technology or humans limiting the transport of the future?" held at the CTIC Information and Communication Technology Centre. This conference has made us reflect on the crucial role played by the human factor in the adoption and integration of emerging technologies in our society.

More information about the event: The transport challenges of the future: the development of reliable technologies for smart mobility | CTIC (fundacionctic.org)

Paula García de Vicuña Álvarez, Culture and Ethics Consultant at Castroalonso, participates in the magazine "Actualidad Jurídica Aranzadi (AJA)" with an article in which she talks about the new European Law on Artificial Intelligence.

We encourage you to read the full article at: Revista AJA 1005-articulos (legaltoday.com)

On March 19 from 12:00 p.m., the dissemination day organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the TERA Cluster will be held at the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander: "Digital Health in Cantabria. Cooperation with industry through European Funds".

Program

12:00 p.m. – Opening.

Mr. César Pascual, Minister of Health of the Government of Cantabria

12:15h – The challenge of a digital government

Mr. Javier Puente Redondo, Director General of Innovation, Technological Development and Entrepreneurship. Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Transport and Trade

12:40 p.m. – Digital Transformation of Health.

Mr. Óscar Fernández Torre, Director General of Planning, Organization, Knowledge Management and Digital Health. Ministry of Health

1:00 p.m. – Digital Health in Cantabria: roadmap and opportunities within the framework of European Funds

Ms. Rocío Montalbán Carrasco, Deputy Director of Digital Health. Ministry of Health

2:00 p.m. – Question Time

2:15 p.m. – Closing

Next Monday, March 18, at 6:00 p.m., La Nueva España celebrates the event "Data Spaces". The event will take place at the Asturian Press Club - La Nueva España.

Program

5:30 p.m. Guest reception
6:00 p.m. Welcome by La Nueva España
6:03 p.m. Presentation of the conference by Pablo Coca, general director of CTIC Technology Center
6:10 p.m. Data Spaces: Challenges and Opportunities. Presentation by Nuria de Lama, Director of Consulting at IDC (International Data Corporation)
6:30 p.m. Use cases and opportunities for national and European funding.
Involved:
Chus García, Director of Data Economics at CTIC
Irene López de Vallejo, PhD, Head of the European Projects Office at CTIC
6:55 p.m. Round table: Practical experiences in different sectors
Involved:
Rubén Pérez Sobrino, Business Director of Seresco.
Pedro Álvarez, CEO of TESIS Medical Solutions.
José Manuel Alonso, expert in Open Data & Open Web at CTIC.
Nuria de Lama, Director of Consulting at IDC (International Data Corporation)
Moderator: La Nueva España
7:25 p.m. Conclusions and farewell to the day
7:30 p.m. End of the event and Spanish wine

Today, March 14, at 6:00 p.m., La Nueva España celebrates the event "Asturias facing the digital challenge". The event will take place at the Asturian Press Club - La Nueva España.

Program

6:00 p.m. Welcome and presentation of the event
6:05 p.m. Speech by Pablo Tuñón, Head of Digital Strategy at La Nueva España
6:10 p.m. Presentation by Víctor García, former vice-rector of the University of Oviedo, Telecommunications Engineer
and one of the pioneers of the Internet in Asturias
6:20 p.m. Talk-colloquium: Digital transformation, reality and future
Speakers:
David González, Director General of the Sekuens Agency
María Calvo, president of FADE
Pablo Coca, General Director of the CTIC
7:00 p.m. Speech by David Guardado, product manager of the Content and Products Department of Prensa Ibérica
7:10 p.m. Talk-colloquium: Transformative experiences in key sectors in Asturias
Speakers:
Caja Rural de Asturias
Enrique Méndez, specialist in B2B Digital Transformation at Telecable
Alejandro Blanco, Director of Communication and Institutional Relations at Seresco
7:50 p.m. End of the event. Spanish Wine

SICUR, International Security Fair, organised by IFEMA MADRID, celebrates its next edition from 27 February to 1 March 2024, showing itself as the best commercial showcase for the security sector in Spain.

SICUR is a major international reference in the security sector. Every two years, it brings together companies, associations, professionals and users of global security in the public and private fields in Madrid.

Innovation and technological development are the main protagonists of this professional meeting that addresses comprehensive security from different areas, in order to continue promoting well-being and social development.

More information: https://www.ifema.es/sicur

Today marks the end of the World Defense Show, one of the world's leading defense fairs, held in Saudi Arabia. Castroalonso is part of the Spanish delegation there, led by Incibe.

This event aims to show the future of the sector through international technological developments.

On January 25 and 26, the Microsoft Chair of Privacy and Digital Transformation and the Minsait-U.V. Legaltech & Artificial Intelligence Chair organized the "IV AI & Human Development Meeting. The Economics of AI: The Challenges of the AI Act" at the University of Valencia.

Miguel García-Menéndez, as a Member of the Monitoring Committee of the “Castroalonso” Chair of Cybersecurity and Digital Environment at the University of Oviedo, participated in the presentation “Legal challenges for the construction of infrastructures: data spaces”.

In the following link you can see all the videos: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/iv-encuentro-de-ia-desarrollo-humano-or0hf/

Marta Seminario, Legal Consultant for Data Protection and Industrial/Intellectual Property Services at Castroalonso, participates in the magazine "Actualidad Jurídica Aranzadi (AJA)" with an article in which she reviews the importance of biometrics in our day-to-day lives.

We encourage you to read the full article at: Revista AJA 1003-articulos (legaltoday.com)

On February 2, between 11:00 and 12:00, the cybersecurity conference for SMEs "The current context of digital fragility" will be held in the AS5-HUB Building (Gijón Science and Technology Park).

You can find more information on the website of the COIIAS SME Acceleration Office: https://www.oapasturias.es/fragilidad-digital/