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The 1st Digital Transformation Congress in Alcorcón (Digit@lcor), organised by the National Cybersecurity Institute (Incibe), was held this past 7 March at the Viñagrande Cultural Centre. The event, which was attended by over 200 people, dealt with new technologies and the future challenges posed by smart cities.
Isdefe took part in the Job and Technology Forum, SATELEC 2018, with a stand at the event, which was held on 7 and 8 March and organised by the Society of Telecommunications Students at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSIT-UPM). The event was visited by large numbers of people, with many companies taking part in this latest edition.
The Spanish PAZ satellite was successfully launched yesterday from the Vandenberg AF Base in California.
The Paz mission, the radar part of the National Earth Observation Satellite Programme (PNOTS), will put Spain at the forefront of the European space industry, making it the third European country (alongside Germany and Italy) to have a satellite with synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The satellite has dual civil-military capabilities and will primarily be used for security and defence needs, but also for certain civil purposes.
On 28 November, the Association of Spanish Graduates in Security and Defence (ADESyD) held its 4th Congress, which gathered together experts from academia, the military, police, Civil Guard and the business world under the theme “Sharing (visions of) Security”.
The Congress saw debates on current security topics over the course of four roundtables on National, International, Public and Private Security, which underscored the unifying role of security and the importance of promoting a culture of security to drive the national security system.
Mr Jesús Alonso, Isdefe’s Director of Business Development, took part in the presentation on “The Future of the Defence Industry” during a workshop titled “The Value of Spain’s Aerospace Industry”, which was organised by the Official Institute of Spanish Aerospace Engineers (COIAE) and Fly News at the facilities of the Spanish Institute of Engineering on 27 November.
His presentation focused on two catalysing elements in this transformative process: the rising international prominence of this sector and the technological challenges.
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