Data study ·
One in three SMEs sees practical AI adoption as one of its main challenges for 2027
Original title, in Spanish: “Un tercio de las pymes ve la adopción práctica de la IA como uno de sus principales retos para 2027”
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- Channel Partner (Spain)
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- 25 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 25 September 2026
Summary
The second edition of the TeamSystem Observatory, carried out by Ipsos among 1,200 companies, shows that 32% of Spanish SMEs see the practical and safe use of AI as one of the main challenges for 2027, behind regulatory compliance (41%) but ahead of cybersecurity (25%) and technology investment (23%). The most sought-after applications are automating administrative tasks, generating reports and analysing data. The main obstacles are not financial: reliability of responses (27%), lack of training (25%) and legal doubts (20%). Among companies that use AI, 28% say they save between 4 and 7 hours per week. The study coincides with the launch of the IA360 Plan, backed by a €600 million voucher scheme to support AI adoption by Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers. Emilio Martínez de la Fuente, CEO of TeamSystem Spain, highlights the importance of training for real impact.
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32 %
share of Spanish SMEs for which the practical and safe use of AI will be a major challenge in 2027
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers, 1,200 interviews, TeamSystem Observatory 2026
« el 32% de las empresas considera que el uso práctico y seguro de la inteligencia artificial será uno de sus principales retos en 2027 »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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41 %
share of companies concerned about regulatory compliance
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« Solo el cumplimiento normativo (41%) preocupa a un mayor porcentaje de compañías »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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25 %
share of companies concerned about cybersecurity
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« mientras que la IA se sitúa por delante de cuestiones como la ciberseguridad (25%) o la inversión en tecnología (23%) »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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23 %
share of companies concerned about technology investment
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« mientras que la IA se sitúa por delante de cuestiones como la ciberseguridad (25%) o la inversión en tecnología (23%) »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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33 %
interest in automating administrative tasks
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« la automatización de tareas administrativas (33%), la generación y el análisis de informes (33%) »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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29 %
interest in data analysis for decision-making
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« el análisis de datos para apoyar la toma de decisiones (29%) »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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26 %
interest in content creation
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« También aparecen la creación de contenidos (26%), el apoyo al cumplimiento normativo (22%) y la atención al cliente (20%) »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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27 %
main obstacle: incorrect or unreliable answers
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« El 27% de las empresas identifica como principal obstáculo la posibilidad de obtener respuestas erróneas o poco fiables »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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25 %
obstacle: lack of knowledge or training
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« un 25% señala la falta de conocimientos o formación »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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20 %
obstacle: legal doubts about the use of AI
Spanish SMEs and self-employed workers
« un 20% menciona las dudas legales asociadas a su uso »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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28 %
share of AI users saving 4 to 7 hours per week
companies using AI
« El 28% afirma que estas soluciones le permiten ahorrar entre cuatro y siete horas de trabajo a la semana »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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20 %
share of AI users saving 1 to 3 hours per week
companies using AI
« mientras que otro 20% calcula un ahorro de entre una y tres horas semanales »
Source: Observatorio TeamSystem, Ipsos
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600 EUR million
amount of the public voucher for AI adoption by SMEs and self-employed workers
Spain, IA360 Plan
« El anuncio del Gobierno de un bono de 600 millones de euros para impulsar la adopción de inteligencia artificial en pymes y autónomos »
Source: Gobierno de España
Classification
- Country
- Spain
- Company size
- SMEs, Micro-businesses
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- TeamSystem (study author), Ipsos (cited)
- Keywords
- AI adoption, smes, public funding, training, automation, spain
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 Channel Partner. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.