Tekax Hosts Community Forum to Shape Yucatán’s AI Agenda
Tekax Hosts Community Forum to Shape Yucatán’s AI Agenda
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Publish Date: 2026-06-22 17:00:00
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- Residents, experts, and leaders from Tekax gathered for the First Citizens’ Forum for Situational Diagnosis in Artificial Intelligence led by Secihti.
- The event, organized with Tekax municipal government, brought together over 100 participants from Yucatán’s southern region to address various local challenges.
- Discussions centered around health, education, service access, connectivity, data management, cybersecurity, and agricultural and commercial development.
- Secihti director emphasized the importance of developing tech-based solutions based on community-identified needs for regional development.
- The forum aims to incorporate citizens’ perspectives into AI strategies to meet real regional needs rather than top-down priorities, as noted by Tekax mayor.
- Attendees identified priority challenges and explored applications of AI in improving education, health, and public services.
- Forum outcomes include a preliminary diagnostic of key regional needs as well as initial agreements for continuing collaboration and follow-ups.
- The event represents part of an ongoing state strategy to implement participatory forums across Yucatán to tailor an innovation and AI agenda based on specific regional needs.