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Catalonia Launches Overhauled Gencat Portal With AI Chatbot to Streamline Public Services

The phased overhaul is expected to cut about €700,000 in annual maintenance costs.

Overview

  • The first phase went live on December 10 with a generative‑AI assistant that delivers concise summaries and links exclusively to Generalitat sources.
  • The site is now organized into Ciutadania and Generalitat sections, centralizing services and job listings, with business, local and entity channels slated for integration by July 2026.
  • The consolidation aims to reduce the administration’s web footprint from 137 to 74 sites as remaining departmental and thematic pages are migrated.
  • The redesign and data migration cost about €4.7 million, covering development and licensing, with projected yearly savings of roughly €700,000 from unified maintenance.
  • The portal, which averaged 26.4 million monthly visits and 181 million page views in 2025, offers support through in‑person offices, a new videocall assistance service, a written mailbox and the 012 phone line.