The visit, which took place on Sunday, highlights the mutual interest in strengthening collaboration in supercomputing and artificial intelligence. This meeting comes shortly after the Mexican president's participation in the IV Meeting in Defense of Democracy, held in the Catalan capital, and four months after the BSC sponsored the Data Analysis and Supercomputing Center (CADS) at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico.
The tour of one of Europe's most prominent scientific centers aims to reinforce bilateral cooperation. Catalonia has established itself as a strategic partner for Mexico's plans to enhance its technological sovereignty, with the BSC serving as a fundamental pillar of this strategy.
“"We want to showcase first-class facilities."
The delegation accompanying the Mexican president included the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, and the Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, among other personalities. Minister Morant framed the meeting within the role of public science as a tool for building democracy and peace, highlighting the existing collaboration between Spain and Mexico in artificial intelligence, much of which is channeled through the BSC.
The cooperation agreement between the BSC and the CADS of the University of Guadalajara, signed last December, provides for collaboration in research, innovation, and training, including academic exchange programs and the shared use of high-performance computing infrastructures. Despite the capacity difference between Barcelona's MareNostrum supercomputer and its Mexican counterpart, the agreement represents a long-term commitment to knowledge transfer and the development of scientific ecosystems.
“"It is great news that we celebrate with much enthusiasm."
Mayor Collboni emphasized the political dimension of the meeting, stating that relations between Spain and Mexico are of "great depth" and that President Sheinbaum's visit strengthens them at a time of international alliance reconfiguration. This gesture comes after the Mexican president dismissed the existence of a diplomatic crisis with Spain, while insisting on the importance of recognizing the "strength of indigenous peoples" as a central element of Mexican identity.
