Alicante, Capital of Innovation 2026

Alicante has been selected as a semi-finalist for the European Capital of Innovation 2026. This honor places us on the European map as the only Spanish city to qualify and demonstrates that a city’s trajectory and dynamism are not measured by its size, but by its capacity to innovate, attract investment, transform, and look to the future.

This recognition is the result of a collective effort, based on cooperation and collaborative work between Alicante City Council, universities, science parks, institutions, and the business community, through dialogue with these stakeholders and citizen participation.

Along this path, the strategy promoted by Alicante Futura and ALIA – Alicante Investment Agency is key to connecting projects and stakeholders, generating synergies, attracting investment, and projecting the city’s potential internationally as a destination for innovation and investment, strengthening an ecosystem that places Alicante at the forefront of innovation.

ALIA offers a portfolio of services to facilitate investment in Alicante, including support for existing innovative projects and helping to attract innovative potential to our city. Alicante Futura connects relevant stakeholders through hubs and maps the innovative ecosystem in the City Innovation Portfolio.

Alicante is an innovative, technological, collaborative, and ambitious city, increasingly established as a European benchmark in urban, business, and social innovation A perfect destination for investing in innovation.

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