Fundació IBIT - Illes Balears Innovació Tecnològica

The IBIT Foundation is a technology centre which is a public, not-for-profit foundation with competitive finance objectives, as established in its Founding Charter approved by the Council of the Balearic Islands Government on 20 February 1998.

The overriding mission of the iBit Foundation is the analysis, development and promotion of new technologies to lead the Balearic Islands towards the Information and Knowledge Society. To this end, it carries out activities and studies orientated towards the development of actions that include training, research, promotion, assistance and any other that will enable the improvement and driving of all layers of Balearic society in the use of ICT. This is achieved via the promotion, analysis, the carrying out of studies, training, investigation, meetings and conventions to incentivise debate in the fields of technological innovation, whilst also seeking to acquire funds for the financing of all mentioned activities and any other projects that will drive this sector in the Autonomous Region of the Balearic Islands.

Its origins date from 1994, when the Government of the Balearic Islands set up the BIT Institute (Balearic Islands Institute of Technological Innovation) in order to take part in developing largely European projects for acquiring knowledge and the use of remote data applications. The projects developed during those years have led to the IBIT Foundation being currently being considered a landmark for technological innovation projects and one of the only official technology centres on the Balearic Islands.

The IBIT Foundation is governed under statutes by a Board made up of the following bodies:

Permanent board members:

Government of the Balearic Islands
"SA NOSTRA" Caixa de Balears
Telefónica Soluciones Sectoriales, SA.

Elected board members:

University of the Balearic Island
4 Government of the Balearic Islands's members
1 Telefónica de España's member
1 Sa Nostra's member

Mission:

"The IBIT Foundation's mission is to encourage initiatives facilitating the progress of the Balearic Islands in fields like the Knowledge Society and Technological Innovation".

Vision:

"The IBIT Foundation's vision is to be considered a landmark in the culture of the Knowledge Society and Technological Innovation on the Balearic Islands".