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€600 million voucher for Spanish SMEs to adopt artificial intelligence
Original title, in Spanish: “Bono de 600 millones para que pymes adopten IA”
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- Demócrata (Spain)
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- 21 September 2026 · read in the page metadata
Summary
The President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, has presented the IA360 Plan, a twelve-month strategy to accelerate AI adoption by companies. Its main component is a €600 million Bono Inteligencia Artificial for SMEs and self-employed workers, which will fund integration, data management and process redesign services, but not simple tool subscriptions. Access requires a digital maturity diagnostic and an assessment of the impact on productivity. The government aims to transform 25,000 companies and to increase private investment in AI fivefold by 2030. The scheme relies on the Red Neurona, a network of demonstration centres, with a target of 5,000 companies covered in ten regions in 2027. The overall goal is to raise the share of Spanish companies using AI from 21.1% to 55% by 2030. The plan also includes a €5 billion AI gigafactoría and new regulation of data centres.
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600 EUR million
Budget of the Bono Inteligencia Artificial for SMEs and the self-employed
Spain, convocatoria general planned before the end of 2027
« Esta ayuda contará con un presupuesto de 600 millones de euros en su convocatoria general, que el Ejecutivo prevé activar antes de que termine 2027. »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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25,000 companies
Number of companies the government aims to transform through the AI bono
Spain, by 2030
« el Ejecutivo aspira a transformar 25.000 empresas y a multiplicar por cinco la inversión privada en inteligencia artificial de aquí a 2030 en comparación con los niveles de 2024 »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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5 multiplication factor
Targeted multiplication of private investment in AI between 2024 and 2030
Spain, 2030 vs 2024
« el Ejecutivo aspira a transformar 25.000 empresas y a multiplicar por cinco la inversión privada en inteligencia artificial de aquí a 2030 en comparación con los niveles de 2024 »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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100 companies
Number of SMEs covered by the first Red Neurona pilot
Spain, two autonomous communities, before the end of 2026
« El plan contempla un primer piloto de la Red Neurona con 100 pymes en dos comunidades autónomas antes de que termine este año »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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5,000 companies
Number of companies targeted by the Red Neurona in 2027
Spain, ten autonomous communities, 2027
« para después ampliarse progresivamente hasta alcanzar diez comunidades autónomas y 5.000 empresas en 2027 »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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21.1 %
Current share of Spanish companies using AI
Spain, current figure (2026)
« el Gobierno pretende elevar del 21,1% actual al 55% la proporción de compañías que utilizan inteligencia artificial en España para 2030 »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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55 %
Target share of Spanish companies using AI in 2030
Spain, by 2030
« el Gobierno pretende elevar del 21,1% actual al 55% la proporción de compañías que utilizan inteligencia artificial en España para 2030 »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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5,000 EUR million
Estimated public-private investment in the AI gigafactoría
Spain, EU application from September
« Con una inversión público-privada estimada en 5.000 millones de euros, el Gobierno se ha marcado como meta presentar la candidatura de España a partir de este mes de septiembre. »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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100,000 accelerators
Number of operational AI accelerators targeted for the gigafactoría
Spain, by 2028/2029
« el objetivo es levantar la mayor infraestructura de cómputo del sur de Europa, con 100.000 aceleradores de IA operativos en 2028/2029 »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
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300 EUR million
Initial budget allocation for the pre-commercial public procurement phase for quantum and defence against offensive AI
Spain, from 2027
« en 2027 está fijado el inicio de la fase precomercial de compra pública cuántica y de defensa frente a la IA ofensiva, con una dotación presupuestaria inicial de unos 300 millones de euros »
Source: Gouvernement espagnol - Plan IA360
Classification
- Country
- Spain
- Company size
- Micro-businesses, SMEs
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified · Government and local authorities
- Keywords
- IA360 plan, public aid, SMEs, self-employed, AI gigafactoría, Spain
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