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Spanish government to commit €600 million to developing AI in SMEs

Original title, in Spanish: “El Gobierno movilizará 600 millones para impulsar la IA en pymes”

Publication
Economía 3 (Spain)
Author
Rafa Dasí
Published on
21 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

Summary

The Spanish government is presenting the IA360 Plan, a twelve-month roadmap to develop AI in companies, among workers and in public administrations. It includes a Bono Inteligencia Artificial of €600 million for SMEs and the self-employed, with a target of more than half of Spanish companies using AI by 2030. Red.es will also commit up to €40 million to developing AI solutions applied to the needs of start-ups and SMEs, with at least 30 use cases per agreement. The RedIA and RedIA Salud lines have already funded 372 projects for €180 million. The plan also includes an employment component, with consultation planned for October between the government, companies and trade unions, and a training component within school curricula.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

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Figures cited

  • 600 million EUR

    Budget of the Bono Inteligencia Artificial for SMEs and the self-employed

    Spain, convocatoria prevista antes de 2027

    « El Ejecutivo ha presentado el Plan IA360, una hoja de ruta con actuaciones previstas durante los próximos doce meses que pone el foco en la extensión de esta tecnología entre empresas, trabajadores y administraciones. Entre las medidas anunciadas destaca un Bono Inteligencia Artificial dirigido a pymes y autónomos, que contará con una dotación de 600 millones de euros. »

    Source: Gobierno de España

  • 50 %

    Target share of Spanish companies using AI in 2030

    Spain, 2030 horizon

    « El Ejecutivo también ha situado un objetivo concreto para los próximos años: que más de la mitad de las empresas españolas utilicen inteligencia artificial en 2030. »

    Source: Gobierno de España

  • 40 million EUR

    Red.es funding for AI solutions for startups and SMEs

    Spain

    « Red.es movilizará hasta 40 millones de euros para promover el desarrollo de modelos y soluciones de inteligencia artificial destinados a resolver necesidades concretas de startups y pymes. »

    Source: Red.es

  • 180 million EUR

    Funding of the RedIA and RedIA Salud lines

    Spain, 372 projects

    « Las líneas RedIA y RedIA Salud han permitido seleccionar 372 proyectos relacionados con inteligencia artificial, con una financiación conjunta de 180 millones de euros. »

Classification

Country
Spain
Company size
SMEs, Micro-businesses
Industries
All industries, or industry not specified · Healthcare, pharmaceuticals, social care
Companies
Red.es (cited)
Keywords
bono ia, pymes, public funding, plan ia360, autonomos, AI adoption 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 Economía 3 and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.