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National Artificial Intelligence Strategy

ESTRATEGIA NACIONAL DE INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL

Strategy State lawSouthern Europe · ESadopted

The National Artificial Intelligence Strategy sets out Spain's roadmap for 2020-2025 to foster scientific excellence, develop national digital capabilities and talent, build robust data and technological infrastructures, and integrate AI into productive value chains and public administration. It establishes a human-centric, ethical, and rights-based framework aligned with European Union guidelines to guarantee social inclusion and sustainability. The strategy is structured around six strategic action axes and supported by public investment and public-private collaboration.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

Gobierno de EspañaGovernment (executive) · ES
Lead issuer
Legal forceAdvisory
Under whose authorityState law
Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

National governmentPublic sector bodiesCompaniesAI developers and providersResearchers and academics

Policymakers, public sector bodies, researchers, enterprises, and citizens seeking to understand Spain's national policy and strategic roadmap for artificial intelligence development.

Sectors
Cross-sectorPublic administrationResearch and science

What the document contains

What's covered

The document addresses scientific research and innovation, digital skills and talent acquisition, data platforms and technological infrastructures (including supercomputing and language technologies), economic integration of AI across value chains, adoption of AI in public administration, and an ethical and legal framework protecting individual and collective rights.

What's missing

Binding legal penalties or enforcement mechanisms for non-compliance with ethical guidelines, technical compliance standards for specific AI deployments, and direct regulatory obligations for private sector entities outside of voluntary funding and incentive frameworks.

Key takeaways
  • The strategy outlines a comprehensive 2020-2025 framework to position Spain as a leader in artificial intelligence research, development, and adoption.
  • It emphasizes human-centric AI values, protecting fundamental rights, ensuring transparency, and addressing ethical implications.
  • Key initiatives include the creation of a Spanish Network of Excellence in AI, the Office of Data, and the NextTech public-private venture capital fund.
  • It promotes digital skills and education from early schooling through vocational training and higher education, focusing on reducing gender and digital divides.
  • The strategy commits to integrating AI within public administration to improve efficiency and service delivery through initiatives like GovTechLab.
Principles it states
Primacía del ser humanoSupervisión humanaGobierno de los datos y sistemasTransparencia (trazabilidad)Inclusión y no discriminaciónBienestar socialSostenibilidad
Outline
· 0. Pr5blogo
· I. Introducci5cn
· II. Objetivos de la Estrategia
· III. Plan de Acci5cn
  - Eje estratégico 1. Impulsar la investigación científica, el desarrollo tecnológico y la innovación en IA.
  - Eje estratégico 2. Promover el desarrollo de capacidades digitales, potenciar el talento nacional y atraer talento global en inteligencia artificial.
  - Eje estratégico 3. Desarrollar plataformas de datos e infraestructuras tecnológicas que den soporte a la IA.
  - Eje estratégico 4. Integrar la IA en las cadenas de valor para transformar el tejido económico.
  - Eje estratégico 5. Potenciar el uso de la IA en la administración pública y en las misiones estratégicas nacionales.
  - Eje estratégico 6. Establecer un marco ético y normativo que refuerce la protección de los derechos individuales y colectivos, a efectos de garantizar la inclusión y el bienestar social
· IV. Resumen de medidas
· V. Gobernanza y presupuestos
· Anexos
Issued1 November 2020
Length25,101 words · 90 pages
FormatNot recorded
Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Fairness

3/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

Los sistemas de AI deben considerar toda la gama de habilidades y requisitos humanos, y garantizar la accesibilidad.

EJE ESTRATÉGICO 6

screening score · 2026-10-24

Human Dignity

4/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

Desarrollar e impulsar la Carta de Derechos Digitales como marco dinámico que garantice la protección de los derechos individuales y colectivos de la ciudadanía

LÍNEA DE ACTUACIÓN 6.1

screening score · 2026-10-24

Human Oversight

3/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

Supervisión humana. La IA debe estar sometida a supervisión continua, y debe ser comprensible para las personas.

EJE ESTRATÉGICO 6

screening score · 2026-10-24

Impact Assessment

3/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

El Consejo llevará a cabo una monitorización y evaluación independientes, estableciendo criterios ex ante de evaluación e impacto

V. GOBERNANZA Y PRESUPUESTOS

screening score · 2026-10-24

Topics

Physical AI Governancesupporting
national_ai_strategy digital_transformation ethics_and_rights public_administration research_and_development