Sandbox Madrid opens the city as a test environment for innovation

Published on November 25, 2025

Source: 20 minutos

Innovation is the basis for the advancement of cities and the Madrid City Council is making a firm commitment to this pioneering initiative that offers companies, startups and institutions a safe space to test their ideas and collect data in real conditions. From a parking app to a drone delivery company, all kinds of developers will be able to use the city as a test environment.

With an increasingly technological society, more and more innovative projects need to be tested in cities. However, few urban environments offer this possibility, so Madrid has made a big bet to offer its infrastructures to ideas that drive a more technological and accessible future. With what objective? To provide them with the necessary conditions to adjust and demonstrate that they work in real life.

The Madrid City Council, in its commitment as Capital of Innovation, has decided to provide companies, startups and institutions with a sandbox: a safe and controlled space in the urban environment where they can put their proposals into practice. Madrid is thus positioning itself as a pioneering and particularly attractive city for talent and investment, consolidating its leadership in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation.

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