Barcelona hosts the second Open Tech Week, global capital of open technologies

The city will host various events from October 26-30 focused on technological democratization and digital rights.

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The city of Barcelona is becoming the global capital of open technologies with the celebration of the second Open Tech Week, taking place from October 26-30.

For five days, Barcelona will host events dedicated to technological democratization, open source, and digital rights. Highlights include the Decidim Fest, the Mozilla Festival, the 4D Conference, and the Policy Summit for Open Technologies.
More than 250 activities, including talks, roundtables, performances, and workshops, will take place across various venues in the city, aiming to strengthen democracy, digital rights, and open technologies.
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"We are committed to strengthening democracy, digital rights, and open technologies."

Ajuntament de Barcelona
As part of the Decidim Fest, technologist Rudy Fraser will explain how infrastructures are developed at Blacksky Algorithms, enabling communities to configure their social media experience, govern their own data, and fund collective needs.
Additionally, the collective Every One Hates Elon will showcase the use of satire as a tool of resistance against the excessive political power of tech billionaires during the 4D Conference.
Based on information from the official source: Ajuntament de Barcelona - Sala de premsa (23/10/2026)