The future of… Digital Metropolises

Conversation with Jordi Castellana, Vice-President for International Affairs and Digital Metropolis at the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), published on 12 June 2026 in the Tools & Stories section of Metro Futures. Interview conducted and edited by Ana Gallego.

The interview looks at why the metropolitan scale gains relevance as housing, mobility and climate challenges exceed municipal boundaries; how the AMB positions itself in Europe’s climate and digital transitions; and what real-time data, AI and digital twins change in metropolitan governance, with a warning against managing only what can be measured.