Institut Infància i Adolescència de Barcelona - Institut Metròpoli

What Institut Infància i Adolescència de Barcelona - Institut Metròpoli does

Institut Infància i Adolescència de Barcelona is a specialized public research institute within Institut Metròpoli, a Spanish consortium entity (CIF P0800013E). Founded in 1999 and based in Bellaterra/Barcelona, the institute operates as a bridge between academic childhood research and municipal policymaking, with a workforce of approximately 6 employees. Its core offering is organized around four research programs: Observatori 0-17 (longitudinal indicators on childhood well-being), Veu dels Infants (children's participation and voice), Polítiques d'Infància (childhood policy evidence and advice), and Comunicació i Debat Social (public debate amplification). The institute also develops replicable methodologies—most notably 'Cocreem la Ciutat' for co-creating public space with children—and produces annual data reports (Dades Clau) and strategic plans including the Pla d'Infància 2021-2030 and the Estratègia de Lluita contra la Pobresa Infantil 2025-2030.

The institute runs on a non-commercial funding model: rather than selling products or services at market prices, it is financed through direct commissions from the Ajuntament de Barcelona and affiliated Catalan/Spanish public administrations, grants, and institutional contracts routed through Institut Metròpoli. Its primary client is the Barcelona City Council and its constituent departments (Urbanisme, Parcs i Jardins, Ciutat Educadora, Benestar Social), supplemented by collaborations with design studios (Raons, Marinva, Equal Saree) for school courtyard transformation projects. Distribution is direct to commissioning public bodies, while research outputs are made freely available via the institute's website and mediateca for open public access.

The institute's primary customers are municipal public administrations in Barcelona and Catalonia, with the Ajuntament de Barcelona as the dominant commissioning body. Go-to-market is relationship-based institutional commissioning rather than commercial sales—no pricing is disclosed and no commercial product exists. The organization is GDPR/LOPDGDD compliant, maintains active social media presence (LinkedIn, Instagram, X), and publishes a regular newsletter. It is governed as a public sector unit, with no venture or private equity ownership, and is explicitly classified as a nonprofit/public research function rather than a revenue-generating enterprise.

Name

Institut Infància i Adolescència de Barcelona - Institut Metròpoli

Legal name

INSTITUT METRÒPOLI

Website

https://institutinfancia.cat

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Institut Infància i Adolescència de Barcelona is a public research institute within Institut Metròpoli that produces longitudinal data, policy advice, and child participation methodologies for the Barcelona City Council and affiliated Catalan public administrations.

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Product category

Public Policy Research & Advisory Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Safeguarding, Student Welfare & Child Protection Compliance Audits (EDADAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal, Risk Management & Institutional Compliance (EDADAKAK), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Early Childhood Learning Standards Authorities (EDADAEAF)

Keywords

• Childhood research
• Child participation methodology
• Public policy advisory
• Urban co-creation
• Social observatory

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Institut Infància i Adolescència de Barcelona is a public research institute that generates evidence on the lives and rights of children and adolescents (ages 0-17) and translates it into public policy recommendations for Barcelona's municipal government. It delivers commissioned research, child participation processes, co-creation methodologies for urban design, annual indicator reports, and strategic planning frameworks on childhood and adolescence.

Product overview

Institut Infància i Adolescència de Barcelona operates as a specialized research and policy institute, not a traditional product company. Its offerings consist of four interconnected research programs (Observatori 0-17, Veu dels Infants, Polítiques d'Infància, and Comunicació i Debat Social) that function as research lines rather than commercial products. These programs generate knowledge about childhood and adolescence, facilitate children's participation in urban planning through methodologies like 'Cocreem la Ciutat,' and produce annual reports and strategic plans for Barcelona City Council. The institute also provides ethical research guidelines and participation methodologies available as open resources.

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Brands

• Observatori 0-17: A line of work that generates comprehensive, transversal and periodic knowledge about the lives and rights of children and adolescents to understand the situation of children and guide local policies for the 0 to 17 age group
• Veu dels Infants
• Polítiques d'infància
• Comunicació i debat social

Products and services

• Observatori 0-17 An observatory that generates comprehensive, transversal and periodic knowledge about the lives and rights of children and adolescents (ages 0-17) in Barcelona, providing evidence to guide local policies. Targeted at public administration policy-makers and the broader research community.
• Veu dels Infants (Children's Voices) A program that listens to and incorporates the voices of children and adolescents to make their role visible as present-day citizens, integrating their needs and proposals into the public agenda. Targeted at public administrations and Barcelona's child population.
• Polítiques d'Infància (Childhood Policies) Provides evidence on the need to invest in childhood and identifies which public policies need strengthening from a cross-cutting perspective, contributing to better design, implementation and evaluation of policies, programs and public services aimed at children.
• Parlen els Infants (Children's Say) A municipal research and participation program that generates knowledge about the wellbeing of children in Barcelona and proposals for improvement, based on the perspectives of children themselves.
• Cocreem la Ciutat amb els Infants i Adolescents A methodology for co-creating public space and urban design with children and adolescents, accompanied by a replicable guide, developed for Barcelona City Council. Includes playful and reflective dynamic activities.
• Dades Clau d'Infància i Adolescència a Barcelona An annual report presenting and analyzing data from the Comprehensive System of Indicators of Childhood and Adolescence in Barcelona (SIIIAB).
• Pla d'Infància 2021-2030 A municipal planning and mainstreaming framework for the main policies affecting childhood and adolescence in Barcelona, developed in collaboration with Barcelona City Council.
• Estratègia de Lluita contra la Pobresa Infantil 2025-2030 A city-wide integral and cross-cutting strategy aimed at reducing child poverty and breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and social exclusion affecting children in Barcelona.
• Altaveu d'Infants de la Ciutat A group of about thirty boys and girls aged 11-12 from all districts of Barcelona whose objective is to communicate the Children's Agenda to decision-makers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ajuntament de Barcelona (Barcelona City Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institute operates primarily under commissioned work and ongoing collaboration with Barcelona's city government. It accompanies the municipal administration in childhood policy development, co-creation processes with children, and the design of public space, serving as a key institutional partner in the city's childhood agenda.
• Gerència de l'Arquitecte en Cap, Àrea d'Ecologia, Urbanisme i Mobilitat (Ajuntament de Barcelona)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on co-creation of public space projects involving children, where the institute provides participatory methodology and child engagement expertise, integrated with municipal architectural and urban planning processes.
• Institut Municipal de Parcs i Jardins, Àrea d'Ecologia, Urbanisme i Mobilitat (Ajuntament de Barcelona)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on school courtyard transformation projects ('Transformem els patis') and other green space projects involving children, providing child participation methodology.
• Direcció de Ciutat Educadora i Cultura als Barris (Ajuntament de Barcelona)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on education city initiatives that involve children in community and cultural life, aligning child participation with Barcelona's 'Ciutat Educadora' (Educating City) program.
• Consell Municipal de Benestar Social de Barcelona (CMBS) - Grup d'Igualtat d'Oportunitats en la InfànciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institute coordinates the equality of opportunities in childhood group within Barcelona's Municipal Council for Social Welfare, working on strategies to reduce child poverty and inequality.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bernard van Leer Foundation: International foundation funding urban early childhood programs and city-level child well-being initiatives. Comparable as a funder and convenor of municipal-level childhood policy work that IIAB performs in Barcelona.
• Observatorio de la Infancia (Spain — Ministry of Social Rights): National Spanish government observatory on childhood that produces national-level child well-being statistics. Comparable to IIAB's Observatori 0-17 but at national rather than municipal scope.
• UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti: UNICEF's global research center on childhood, producing comparable cross-country evidence on child well-being, policy, and rights. Directly comparable to Institut Infància's Observatori 0-17 mandate, but operates at international scope rather than city-level.

Regional players

• Aldeas Infantiles SOS (Spain): Major Spanish NGO delivering direct child welfare and child protection services. Adjacent to IIAB's safeguarding/child protection orientation but operates in service delivery rather than research/policy.

Direct peers

• Plataforma de Infancia de España: Spanish national coalition of child rights organizations that monitors child well-being indicators and advocates for childhood policy. Closest national-scale peer to IIAB's cross-cutting research-to-policy bridge function.
• International Play Association (IPA): Global organization advocating for children's right to play and child-friendly urban environments. Comparable to IIAB's Pla del joc a l'espai públic and Ciutat Jugable work.
• Child in the City Foundation: European network promoting child-friendly cities and participation in urban planning. Closely comparable to IIAB's Cocreem methodology and Transformem els patis work on child-inclusive urban design.

Emerging players

• European Child Guarantee / Eurochild: European network coordinating implementation of the EU Child Guarantee, including child poverty monitoring at city level. Comparable to IIAB's Estratègia de Lluita contra la Pobresa Infantil work and broader child well-being mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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