Published the map of capacities on technologies of Artificial Intelligence of Spain

The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has published a map that includes the current state of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem in Spain. This action is included in the Spanish R + D + I AI Strategy and it is also one of the commitments reached by the Member States of the European Union in accordance with the Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence.

The objective of the map is to promote synergies between Spanish entities and open a path of European and international collaboration, identifying and visualizing Spanish strengths in this area. For this, it collects information from public and private institutions that develop, investigate, use or provide services with AI technologies, both nationally and from autonomous communities and provinces.

Among the information that can be found on the map is the type of activities carried out by the entities (development of AI-based products or applications, creation of coordination networks, etc.), their experience in enabling technologies such as 5G or blockchain , the economic sector in which they carry out their activity or the autonomous community in which they are located. Data related to the percentage of women dedicated to these activities are also included, which helps to understand if there is a gender balance.

Open call for updating

A call has been opened for those companies or organizations that wish to incorporate their information to the maps, in order to ensure that the map has updated information. The call will be open from October 14 to 31. Those entities that want to participate have to follow the following steps:

1. Registration. In order to incorporate information on the map, it is necessary to register with a corporate email account or the entity to register.
2. Info Entidad. Once registered, the user will be able to access the “info entity” menu and complete the information of the organization.
3. Complete form. After filling in the “entity info” section, a new option will appear in the menu, called “Formulario”. Different fields will appear in it, some mandatory and others optional. Data marked as mandatory will be displayed on the map individually, while non-mandatory data will be displayed in an aggregate way.
4. Signature of the legal representative. It will be necessary to have the signature of the legal representative to be able to incorporate the information into the strategy map. It should be noted that once the document has been uploaded with the signature, the information provided cannot be edited.

As of today, the map has information on 154 entities. The idea is updating the map with future calls, forming a photo as realistic as possible about the current panorama of AI capabilities in our country

If you are interested in participating and need more information, you can send an email to mapaestrategiaia@ciencia.gob.es.