Agencia de Innovación TDF

What Agencia de Innovación TDF does

Agencia de Innovación TDF is the operating brand of the Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología (Secretariat of Science and Technology), a provincial government ministry within the Government of Tierra del Fuego A.e.I.A.S., headquartered at Av. San Martín 450 in Ushuaia with a regional representation office (Casa TDF) in Buenos Aires. The entity was established in 2021 under the provincial Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, led by Minister D.I. Analía Cubino and Secretaria D.I. Alejandra Man, and operates with approximately 40 staff. Its functional mandate is to coordinate the provincial scientific-technological system, administer federal and provincial funding lines, and deliver technical assistance and science outreach across the province's three cities (Ushuaia, Tolhuin, and Río Grande).

The agency runs a portfolio of programs rather than a unified software platform. Core offerings include the Domo del Tiempo (an immersive projection dome for science communication), Cursos y Capacitaciones (training in 3D printing, drone operation, Blender, and nature illustration), the Cannabis, Ciencia y Tecnología technical assistance program delivered in partnership with CONICET and CENPAT, Modo CYT audiovisual content, the Proyectos Federales de Innovación (PFI) funding mechanism, and the Guía de Campo TDF mobile field-guide application. Underlying technology is light: conventional web publishing, multimedia production, and a mobile app for species identification — no proprietary AI, API surface, or platform architecture is documented.

The business model is non-commercial: funding derives from the provincial government budget and from national science and technology grants routed through MINCyT and COFECyT (including an ARS 10,000,000 minimum grant per PFI 2023 project). Customer segments are programmatic beneficiaries — provincial enterprises and PyMEs receiving funding lines, researchers and students receiving scientific support, and provincial institutions benefiting from federal innovation projects — not paying customers. Strategic partnerships with CONICET, CENPAT, ANPCyT, COFECyT, INTA, INTI, and the Instituto Antártico Argentino anchor the entity inside Argentina's national scientific system.

Name

Agencia de Innovación TDF

Legal name

Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología - Gobierno de Tierra del Fuego A.e.I.A.S.

Website

https://cyt.tierradelfuego.gob.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología of Tierra del Fuego (branded Agencia de Innovación TDF) is a provincial government ministry that coordinates the regional scientific-technological system, administering federal and provincial funding lines, technical assistance programs (including a CONICET-partnered medicinal cannabis initiative), and science outreach (including the Domo del Tiempo) for businesses, researchers, students, and provincial institutions across Ushuaia, Tolhuin, and Río Grande.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Science and Technology Services

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (92113), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAAAK

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

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPADAEAC

Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

SECONDARYBPADAEAA

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• Science and technology funding
• Scientific research support
• Innovation program management
• Public science communication
• Technology capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Ushuaia

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Agencia de Innovación TDF operates as the provincial science and technology secretariat of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, coordinating scientific-technological development across the province. It administers funding lines, technical assistance programs, and educational outreach initiatives that connect provincial institutions, enterprises, and researchers with the national scientific system.

Product overview

Agencia de Innovación TDF operates as a government science and technology ministry (Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología) under the Province of Tierra del Fuego. The agency offers a portfolio of science communication and innovation support programs rather than a unified software platform. Key offerings include: Domo del Tiempo (immersive dome projections about regional history), Cursos y Capacitaciones (science/technology training including 3D printing, drones, and software workshops), Cannabis Ciencia y Tecnología (medicinal cannabis technical assistance via CONICET partnership), Modo CYT (audiovisual science communication), and federal innovation project funding programs. The portfolio also includes territorial mapping of regional scientific institutions, data collection systems, and specialized hackathons. These programs serve educational institutions, researchers, students, and the general public across the province's three cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOMOS: Science and technology branding/logo used for the ministry's public communications and programs.
• Domo del Tiempo
• Guía de Campo TDF

Products and services

• Domo del Tiempo Immersive projection dome used for science communication and educational outreach to schools and the general public in Tierra del Fuego.
• Cursos y Capacitaciones Training courses and capacity-building workshops delivered to provincial technicians, researchers, students, and enterprises.
• Cannabis, Ciencia y Tecnología Provincial technical assistance program supporting scientific research, production, and regulation of medical cannabis.
• Líneas de Financiamiento CYT Funding lines that allocate provincial and federal resources to scientific and technological projects submitted by local researchers and institutions.
• Modo CYT Mobile application providing access to information about provincial science and technology programs, services, and resources.
• Proyectos Federales de Innovación (PFI) Coordination of federal innovation projects channeling national funding to provincial science and technology initiatives.
• Mapa CYT Interactive map cataloguing the province's scientific and technological capabilities, institutions, and infrastructure.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain national scientific research body providing technical assistance and scientific coordination for provincial programs including the medical cannabis initiative with CENPAT
• Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la InvestigaciónmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational agency for research promotion and technological development funding
• COFECyT (Consejo Federal de Ciencia y Tecnología)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal council coordinating federal innovation projects (Proyectos Federales de Innovación - PFI) with funding up to $10,000,000 per project
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e InnovaciónmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry overseeing national scientific and technological policy
• CENPAT (Centro Nacional Patagónico) - CONICETcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatagonian research center providing technical expertise for medical cannabis program through the Interdisciplinary Cannabis Medicinal Program, with Dr. Gregorio Bigatti as scientific coordinator

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• INTI (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial): National industrial-technology institute referenced as a partner of the secretariat's scientific system. Comparable as a public technology-promotion entity, but serving industrial rather than provincial-innovation goals.
• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria): National agricultural-technology institute that is part of the same Argentine scientific system the secretariat links into. Comparable in being a publicly funded technology institute, but focused on agricultural extension at national scale.
• CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas): Argentina's national research council and the secretariat's primary technical-assistance partner. Operates at national scale with researcher networks across the country, providing the scientific backbone that smaller provincial entities like Agencia de Innovación TDF plug into.
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (MINCyT): National-level ministry that sets science policy and channels the federal innovation funding (PFI) on which the secretariat depends. Operates as the broader incumbent in the same policy domain but at federal scale.
• COFECyT (Consejo Federal de Ciencia y Tecnología): Federal council that administers the Proyectos Federales de Innovación program through which the secretariat secured its 10M ARS grant. Sits one level above the secretariat in the federal S&T coordination hierarchy.
• Instituto Antártico Argentino: National Antarctic institute listed as a minor partner, relevant given Tierra del Fuego's proximity to Antarctica. Comparable as a national public research body with overlapping geographic and scientific scope.

Regional players

• CENPAT (Centro Nacional Patagónico - CONICET): CONICET-affiliated Patagonian research center that serves as the secretariat's on-the-ground scientific partner for the medicinal cannabis program. Regionally anchored in Patagonia and a core technical collaborator rather than a competing entity.

Direct peers

• Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (Agencia I+D+i): National innovation promotion agency that administers research and development funding instruments. Directly comparable to the secretariat in mission (funding R&D and innovation projects) but operating at national rather than provincial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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