Regulation ·
Sánchez confirms a new €600 million voucher for AI in SMEs and the self-employed
Original title, in Spanish: “Sánchez lo confirma: habrá un nuevo bono para pymes y autónomos de 600 millones para la IA”
- Publication
- Diario de Avisos (Spain)
- Author
- Unsigned
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- 21 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 21 September 2026
Summary
Pedro Sánchez has presented the IA360 Plan, the Spanish government's roadmap to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence. It includes a new Bono de Inteligencia Artificial worth €600 million, aimed at SMEs and the self-employed, to fund development, integration, data processing and process redesign, excluding simple software subscriptions. The aid will be conditional on milestones and employee training. A pilot phase will start at the end of 2026 with 100 SMEs in two regions, followed by an extension to 5,000 companies in 2027 and a general call at the end of 2027. The government aims to transform 25,000 companies and to raise the AI adoption rate among Spanish companies from 21.1% to 55% by 2030, according to figures cited by the executive.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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600 EUR million
Total budget of the Bono de Inteligencia Artificial
Spain, programme for SMEs and the self-employed
« con una dotación global de 600 millones de euros »
Source: Gobierno de España
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25,000 companies
Number of companies targeted by the programme
Spain
« El Gobierno pretende que el nuevo bono contribuya a transformar 25.000 empresas »
Source: Gobierno de España
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21.1 %
Share of Spanish companies using AI
Spain, current
« El Ejecutivo sitúa actualmente en el 21,1% el porcentaje de empresas españolas que utilizan esta tecnología »
Source: Gobierno de España
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55 %
Target share of Spanish companies using AI in 2030
Spain, 2030
« plantea elevarlo hasta el 55% en 2030 »
Source: Gobierno de España
Classification
- Country
- Spain
- Company size
- SMEs, Micro-businesses
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Keywords
- AI voucher, pymes, autónomos, public subsidy, IA360 plan, AI adoption in Spain
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