Overview
- Secihti reported a 111% rise in the research project fund for 2026, adding 1,676 million pesos compared with 2025 to support coordinated, goal-driven work.
- The agency said approved projects grew 48% and that it now coordinates 3,142 active research projects, 108 national laboratories, 27 public research centers, about 48,000 researchers, and roughly 100,000 scholarships.
- Officials highlighted several flagship efforts as examples of the new model: Olinia for a small electric vehicle, Kutsari to strengthen the semiconductor chain with design centers in Puebla, Sonora and Jalisco, Coatlicue for supercomputing, and Ixtli for Earth‑observation satellites.
- Secihti said Apixqui/Apisky’s network of buoys and autonomous submersibles has increased real‑time ocean‑atmosphere observations thirtyfold and aims to support hurricane alerts several days ahead, a capability the government is presenting as operational progress.
- If the programs meet their targets, communities could gain earlier storm warnings and local access to medical devices and manufactured goods; reporters should watch whether prototypes become certified products and whether independent data confirm the government’s performance claims.