MEXICAN NATIONAL AI AGENDA
Agenda Nacional Mexicana de IA
Start date :2018
End date :2030
Name of responsible governmental body :
- IA2030Mx (;IA2030Mx)
- Secretary of Economy (SE;Secretaría de Economía)
Description :
- An agenda created from the plurality of leadership, voices and sectors in Mexico.
Objectives:
- To develop an inclusive governance framework.
- To identify the uses and needs of AI in industry.
- To open the medium and long term recommendations of the Policy Report for public consultation.
- To support Mexico’s AI leadership in international forums.
- To promote continuity through changing administration.
OECD AI principle adressed:
- Inclusive growth, sustainable development and well-being
- Fostering a digital ecosystem for AI
Relevant policy area covered:
- Digital economy
- Industry and entrepreneurship
- Public governance
- Science and technology
Related to a theme:
Estimated budget expenditure (range per year):
- Not applicable
Background including shifts in the policy initiative:
- In 2018, Mexico presented its AI strategy. Also in 2018, nine institutions from all sectors founded the IA2030Mx citizen coalition, which raised the need for a national, multi-disciplinary, multi-sector and collaborative exercise to develop an action plan that would serve the government, academia, civil society and industry.
Its objective is the development and use of AI as a tool to increase the competitiveness of companies, contributes to an inclusive development and to reduce inequality gaps. It lays the foundations for the ethical development and use of AI, mitigating present and future social and environmental risks.
It includes 6 thematic axes:
1. Data, Digital Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
2. Ethics
3. Research and Development
4. Governance, Government and Public Services
5. Skills, Capacities and Education
6. Mexicans Abroad
Policy initiative is a structural reform:
- No
Evaluated:
- No
Link to evaluation or reports:
- N.A
Funding from the private sector:
- No
Type of evaluation:
- N.A
Evaluation provides input to:
- N.A
Evaluation performed by:
- N.A
Policy instruments :
National strategies, agendas and plans
- Type : National strategies, agendas and plans
- Name in English : National agenda
- Country : Mexico
- Strategy mainly prioritises : AI policy governance (e.g. vertical and horizontal coordination, evaluation)
- Societal challenge(s) emphasised : Inclusiveness (e.g. inequality, job insecurity)
- Implementation mechanism : Dedicated coordinating/monitoring public body
Public consultations of stakeholders or experts
- Type : Public consultations of stakeholders or experts
- Name in English :
- Description : Mexico's AI Sub-commission has official participation of industry, civil society, academia and some local governments. Moreover, the agenda has opened up medium and long term recommendations for public consultation.
- Country : Mexico
- Stakeholders contribute to : Problem definition | Policy objective formulation | Policy design | Policy implementation
- Method : Conferences and public hearings | Expert groups/committees
Networking and collaborative platforms
- Type : Networking and collaborative platforms
- Name in English : Mexican AI leadership in international fora
- Description : The strategy highlights its aims to support Mexico’s AI leadership in international fora, including the OECD, D9, the G20, and by creating the Working Group on Technological Change in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals within the United Nations (UN) and the Working Group for Emerging Technologies in the Latin America and Caribbean Network for the Development of Digital Governments.
- Country : Mexico
- Focus : Building international linkages
- Share of the platform's funding coming from the private sector (as a % of total funding) : 0%
- Exchanges take place via : Meetings and events | Mobility of personnel, researchers or students
- Objective(s) : Promote research partnerships
- Ownership of IP stemming from science-industry research : No IP registered
Last updated : Jul 25, 2024
