This award recognizes the municipal tool, part of the València Innovation Capital strategy, which allows companies and entities to test innovative solutions under real conditions within the city before large-scale implementation.
The Councilor for Tourism, Innovation, and Investment Attraction, Paula Llobet, highlighted that the award underscores the Sandbox's role as an experimentation environment for improving urban sustainability and quality of life.
The jury emphasized the Urban Sandbox's capacity to drive projects linked to resilience and sustainability, consolidating Valencia as a benchmark in innovation applied to the urban environment.
Llobet stressed that the recognition supports the city's open innovation model, where it becomes a living laboratory to address urban challenges and improve people's lives through real, measurable solutions.
The municipal official stated that Valencia is building an innovation ecosystem that attracts talent and investment, and that the Urban Sandbox has become a key tool for urban transformation and applied innovation.
