The Municipal Institute of Information Technology (IMI) is a local independent Barcelona City Council body that was set up in 1990 to provide Barcelona City Council and the public companies under its wing with all their Information and Communication Technology Services.

IMI is aware of the importance of ICTs in today’s society. That is why the Institute is playing a crucial role in the city, not just as a technology benchmark but also as a key piece in the territorial equilibrium and in promoting local entrepreneurship. This vision includes projects from a very diverse range of areas which ensure the ongoing improvement of municipal services and resources.

The Municipal Institute of Information Technology provides Barcelona City Council with technological services. More specifically, it performs the following tasks:

• It takes part in the design and implementation of Barcelona City Council’s ICT strategy.
• It offers advice and support in all the City Councils projects or programmes requiring an information and telecommunication systems strategy.
• It promotes and implements technological projects for Barcelona City Council