Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

What Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología does

The Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, now operating as the Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación (SECIHTI), is Mexico's federal ministry responsible for coordinating the national science, technology, innovation, and (since the 2024–2025 restructuring) humanities ecosystem. Founded in 1970 as CONACYT, the ministry is headquartered in Mexico City with 306 direct employees and operates a national portfolio of programs organized into two divisions: Ciencia y Humanidades and Tecnologías e Innovación. Its core offerings include national and international scholarship programs (Becas Nacionales, Becas al Extranjero), the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNII) for researcher recognition, a network of Laboratorios Nacionales and Centros Públicos de Investigación, the PRONACES strategic national programs, the ENI national information ecosystems initiative, the CIBIOGEM intersecretarial biosafety commission, and the wholly-owned Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos.

The underlying technology is not a software product but a federally-operated institutional infrastructure for scientific coordination: online service portals (Servicios en Línea) for grant and scholarship applications, national research laboratory facilities, the SINAIS national scientific information system, and digital media properties for science communication. AI appears as a policy and convening subject — including the AURA autonomous agent architecture conference and the Chapultepec Principles for ethical AI — rather than as an embedded operational technology.

The business model is non-commercial: SECIHTI is funded entirely through Mexican federal budget appropriations and does not charge for its services. It serves Mexican researchers participating in SNII, students at all education levels seeking scholarships, public research institutions accessing national laboratory infrastructure, and private companies seeking the Estímulo Fiscal a la Investigación y Desarrollo de Tecnología fiscal R&D incentive. Services are delivered through online platforms, the national laboratory and public research center network, and direct citizen engagement via the Centro de Contacto de Atención. Strategic partnerships include UNAM, CentroGeo, Uaemex, and UNU-BIOLAC.

Name

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Legal name

Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación

Website

https://conacyt.gob.mx

Company type

Public

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (now SECIHTI) is Mexico's federal ministry coordinating national science, technology, innovation, and humanities policy. It administers scholarships, research grants, the SNII researcher recognition system, national laboratories, and public research centers, funded through federal budget appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Science and Technology Administration

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy) (BPAIAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA), Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB), Health, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAJ)

Keywords

• Science policy administration
• Research funding grants
• National scholarship programs
• Public research infrastructure
• Technology innovation coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad de México

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Funding: Government ministry funded through federal budget allocations to support national science, technology, and innovation infrastructure. Operates as a public institution providing scholarships, research grants, and technology development support to Mexican researchers, institutions, and students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SECIHTI (formerly CONACYT) coordinates Mexico's national science, technology, and innovation ecosystem as a federal ministry. It administers national and international scholarship programs, operates the National Researchers System (SNII), manages a network of national laboratories and public research centers, and runs strategic national programs (PRONACES, CIBIOGEM, ENI). It also provides fiscal incentives for private R&D investment, online public services, and operates a public university (Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos).

Product overview

SECIHTI (Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación) operates as Mexico's federal science and technology ministry, functioning as a comprehensive platform for national scientific infrastructure and funding programs. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services including national and international scholarship programs (Becas Nacionales, Becas al Extranjero), research recognition systems (SNII), national laboratories, public research centers, and strategic national programs (PRONACES). The ministry also coordinates specialized initiatives such as CIBIOGEM for biosafety, ENI for information ecosystems, and provides online services, fiscal incentives for R&D, and operates the Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos. These services are organized into two main divisions: Ciencia y Humanidades (Science and Humanities) and Tecnologías e Innovación (Technology and Innovation), which collectively manage grant competitions, research funding, and technological development initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Becas Nacionales National scholarship program providing financial support to Mexican students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies within Mexico.
• Becas al Extranjero
• SNII (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores)
• Laboratorios Nacionales
• Centros Públicos de Investigación
• CIBIOGEM (Comisión Intersecretarial de Bioseguridad de los OGM)
• PRONACES (Programas Nacionales Estratégicos)
• ENI (Ecosistemas Nacionales de Información)
• Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos
• Estímulo Fiscal a la Investigación y Desarrollo de Tecnología
• Servicios en Línea

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through Dirección General de Cómputo y de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación in scientific programming courses and joint academic initiatives.
• CentroGeo (Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Información Geoespacial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative organization hosting international conferences including the 4th International Conference on Geographical Information Science (iGISc 2026).
• Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (Uaemex)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in international scientific conferences including iGISc 2026 collaboration with CentroGeo.
• Universidad de las Naciones Unidas para América Latina y el Caribe (UNU-BIOLAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through Programa de Biotecnología for BioxPol2026 program addressing biotechnology policy.
• Gobierno de MéxicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECIHTI operates as a federal ministry under the Mexican government (gob.mx ecosystem), coordinating with other secretariats and government agencies for national science policy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC): Canadian federal council that funds discovery research and innovation. Comparable as a national government research funding agency, though structured as a council rather than a ministry.
• Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) South Africa: South African government department responsible for science, technology, and innovation policy, funding, and infrastructure. Comparable as a national government S&T policy authority in an emerging-market context.
• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): France's largest government research organization, operating public research laboratories and coordinating national scientific research. Comparable as a state operator of research infrastructure with national mandate.
• National Science Foundation (NSF): U.S. federal agency that funds and promotes basic research across non-medical fields. Directly comparable as a national government science funding body operating grants programs, national research infrastructure, and graduate fellowships.

Regional players

• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC): Peru's national science council managing research funding, scholarships, and researcher evaluation. Comparable as a regional Latin American S&T policy body, though operating at smaller scale.

Direct peers

• Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT): Mexico's prior incarnation under a different name, now restructured back to SECIHTI. The historical entity most directly comparable as the same organization under earlier naming/branding and structural configurations.
• Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID): Chile's national agency for science and technology research funding, administering scholarships, grants, and the national researcher system. Closely comparable Latin American peer with similar portfolio of programs.
• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq): Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation agency responsible for research funding, scholarships, and researcher evaluation. Nearest structural analog to SECIHTI within Latin America, with similar SNII-style researcher recognition systems.
• Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET): Argentina's primary federal agency for promoting science and technology. Operates research centers, manages a researcher career system, and administers scholarships and grants — closely parallel to SECIHTI's structure in a comparable Latin American context.
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (MinCiencias): Colombia's national ministry for science, technology, and innovation, administering research funding, scholarships, and innovation policy. Comparable as a national S&T policy authority in a peer Latin American economy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SecihtiMx
• Facebookfacebook.com/SecihtiMx
• Instagraminstagram.com/secihti_mx
• TikToktiktok.com/@secihtimx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conacyt-mexico

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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