--- title: "IndesIA calls for faster AI adoption and real impact — Marsanne Studio AI watch" description: "The IndesIA Barometer 2026 shows that 4.1% of Spanish industrial SMEs use AI, up from 2.1% in 2024." url: "https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch/indesia-calls-for-faster-ai-adoption-and-real-4e3d15/" lang: "en" --- [Marsanne Studio](https://marsanne.studio/en/) [← Back to home](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) [← The AI watch](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) Data study · 1 October 2026 # IndesIA calls for faster AI adoption and real impact **Publication** Demócrata (Spain) **Author** Unsigned **Published on** 1 October 2026 · read in the page metadata ## Summary At the 5th IndesIA Forum held in Madrid, the association presented its "IndesIA Barometer 2026" on AI adoption by Spanish industrial SMEs. According to the study, 4.1% of these SMEs already use AI solutions, compared with 2.1% in 2024 and 2.9% in 2025, with adoption rising with company size: 6.5% for companies with 50 to 250 employees, 5.1% for those with 10 to 50 employees and 3.6% for micro-businesses. Madrid, Catalonia and the Basque Country are the most advanced regions. The report also points out that public investment in AI (€4.609 billion in 2025) is not always aligned with the regions where adoption is highest. The speakers, including Gestamp's CIO and a Google representative, called for faster industrial transformation and better targeting of public support. Summary based on the full text of the article. [Read the article on Demócrata →](https://www.democrata.es/en/economy/indesia-asks-to-accelerate-the-implementation-of-ai-and-translate-its-potential-into-measurable-results-and-real-effect/) ## Figures cited - 4.1 % Share of Spanish industrial SMEs using AI solutions in 2026 Industrial SMEs, Spain, 2026 > « the use of AI continues to rise in Spain and that 4.1% of SMEs are already employing these solutions, which shows a continued growth after moving from 2.1% in 2024 to 2.9% in 2025 » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 2.1 % Share of Spanish industrial SMEs using AI in 2024 Industrial SMEs, Spain, 2024 > « after moving from 2.1% in 2024 to 2.9% in 2025 » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 2.9 % Share of Spanish industrial SMEs using AI in 2025 Industrial SMEs, Spain, 2025 > « after moving from 2.1% in 2024 to 2.9% in 2025 » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 6.5 % AI adoption rate in medium-sized companies (50–250 employees) Industrial companies with 50 to 250 employees, Spain > « in medium-sized companies with between 50 and 250 employees, adoption stands at 6.5%, compared to 5.1% of small companies, with workforces of between 10 and 50 workers, and 3.6% of microenterprises with fewer than 10 employees » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 5.1 % AI adoption rate in small companies (10–50 employees) Industrial companies with 10 to 50 employees, Spain > « compared to 5.1% of small companies, with workforces of between 10 and 50 workers » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 3.6 % AI adoption rate in micro-businesses (fewer than 10 employees) Industrial micro-businesses, Spain > « and 3.6% of microenterprises with fewer than 10 employees » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 6.3 % AI adoption rate in industrial SMEs in the Community of Madrid Industrial SMEs, Community of Madrid, Spain > « the Community of Madrid once again leads the adoption of artificial intelligence in SMEs, with 6.3%, followed by Catalonia, with 4.9%, and the Basque Country, which reaches 4.2% » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 4.9 % AI adoption rate in industrial SMEs in Catalonia Industrial SMEs, Catalonia, Spain > « followed by Catalonia, with 4.9%, and the Basque Country, which reaches 4.2% » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 4.2 % AI adoption rate in industrial SMEs in the Basque Country Industrial SMEs, Basque Country, Spain > « the Basque Country, which reaches 4.2% » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 4,609 EUR million Spanish public investment in AI in 2025 Spain, 2025 > « an analysis of public investment directed at AI, which in 2025 amounted to 4.609 billion euros, 0.5% more than the previous year » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 - 0.5 % Change in Spanish public investment in AI between 2024 and 2025 Spain, 2024–2025 > « 4.609 billion euros, 0.5% more than the previous year » Source: IndesIA Barometer 2026 ## Classification **Country** Spain **Company size** SMEs **Industries** Industry and manufacturing **Companies** IndesIA (study author), CDTI (cited), Google (cited), Gestamp (cited) **Keywords** industrial smes, spain, barometer, public investment, reindustrialisation, ai adoption Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Demócrata. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.