• SODERCAN-backed event in Santander featured regional industry chief Eduardo Arasti pitching Cantabria as a potential hub in the digital economy.
• Arasti framed AI as a productivity lever, urging policies that let companies scale innovation during the current technology shift.
• Public R&D&i funding in Cantabria is set to rise to EUR 93 million in 2026 from EUR 38 million in 2023, up 146%.
• Agenda Digital de Cantabria 2024-2028 targets EUR 400 million across 88 projects to accelerate regional digital transformation.
• Cantabria allocated 28% of Next Generation funds to innovation, digitalization, and related infrastructure, exceeding the national average by 7.5 points.

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