INFOTEC, CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION E INNOVACION EN TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION Y COMUNICACION

Their core work

INFOTEC is a Mexican government-affiliated research center specializing in information and communication technologies. Within the H2020 programme, they served as the primary Mexican partner for the FIWARE open-source platform ecosystem, contributing to its international expansion beyond Europe. Their work spans smart city infrastructure, IoT application development, and EU-Latin America digital cooperation, acting as a bridge between European technology frameworks and the Mexican innovation landscape.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

INFOTEC's H2020 participation was concentrated in a narrow window (2016–2019) and showed a consistent focus rather than dramatic evolution. Their early projects (2016) centered on establishing FIWARE collaboration channels between Europe and Mexico and building developer toolkits. By 2017, they moved toward broader IoT deployment with SynchroniCity, suggesting a shift from platform adoption toward real-world smart city implementation.

INFOTEC appears to have moved from importing European open-source platforms to deploying them in urban contexts, suggesting readiness for applied smart city projects in Latin America.

How they like to work

INFOTEC exclusively participated as a partner, never coordinating — consistent with their role as a non-EU associated country organization joining European-led initiatives. With 61 unique partners across 13 countries from just 4 projects, they operated in large, internationally diverse consortia. This pattern suggests they function as a trusted international relay partner rather than a project driver, valuable for any consortium needing a credible Latin American node.

Despite only 4 projects, INFOTEC built connections with 61 partners across 13 countries — a wide network driven by large FIWARE and IoT consortia. Their geographic position as a Mexican institution gives them a distinctive link between European and Latin American research ecosystems.

What sets them apart

INFOTEC is one of very few Mexican public research centers with direct H2020 participation in the FIWARE ecosystem. For any consortium seeking validated Latin American partners in IoT or smart city technology, INFOTEC offers institutional credibility and government backing that most private-sector alternatives cannot. Their deep involvement in the FIWARE community makes them a natural fit for projects extending European open-source platforms into emerging markets.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SynchroniCity
  The most ambitious of their projects — a multi-city IoT deployment creating a digital single market infrastructure, extending well beyond the FIWARE-specific scope of their other work.
• SmartSDK
  Demonstrates INFOTEC's software engineering capacity, as it focused on building a developer-facing SDK rather than just participating in coordination or dissemination.
• FIWARE Mexico
  A dedicated EU-Mexico cooperation project that established INFOTEC as the anchor institution for FIWARE adoption in Latin America.