Overview
- Mexico’s science ministry presented strategic areas for EU–CELAC cooperation focused on climate change, environmental sustainability, energy transition, health, and AI applied to science.
- A national supercomputer project was announced with advisory support from the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre; Mexican universities are slated to build it, with a Mexican lab to be hosted at BSC.
- The European Commission signaled a shift to a more strategic work plan organized into expert groups, stressing ethics, inclusion, transparency, and accountable use of AI.
- Mexico seeks broader participation in Horizon Europe and is exploring co‑financing and flexible modalities to enable joint projects across the regions.
- Ongoing collaborations with UNAM and agencies including the Navy, Conagua, Pemex, and Defense focus on hydrometeorological monitoring tools to improve disaster prediction, with stakeholders invited to the STS Forum on Dec. 4–5 in Xochitepec.