Spain and Mexico deepen cooperation on AI and digital technology
Spain and Mexico have signed a memorandum covering cooperation in artificial intelligence, supercomputing, cybersecurity, digital skills, connectivity and the use of technology for climate and disaster management.
Spain and Mexico have agreed to expand cooperation on digital technologies through a new memorandum of understanding signed by Spain’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Administration, Óscar López, and José Antonio Peña Merino, director of Mexico’s Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications.
The agreement covers a broad range of areas, including artificial intelligence, supercomputing, data centres, cybersecurity, connectivity and digital public services. It also includes digital identity, interoperable data and cooperation on open AI models.
The two countries will also work on improving digital skills through joint training, exchanges of information and best practices, reciprocal visits and jointly organised courses and other activities.
The agreement extends cooperation into climate and environmental applications of technology. The partners will explore the use of digital tools for addressing climate change and supporting responses to natural disasters.
An accompanying action plan and timetable will set out how the cooperation is to be implemented. The agreement also builds on earlier links between Spanish and Mexican research institutions, including collaboration involving the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Mexican scientific organisations.
The two countries are further examining closer connections between their supercomputing ecosystems, including cooperation on more sustainable data centre development and the use of technological innovation in the wider economy.
