Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

What Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología does

Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Senacyt) is the statutory national science, technology, and innovation authority of Guatemala, operating as a government ministry under the executive branch and serving as the technical secretariat of the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Concyt). It coordinates national S&T policy through the Sistema Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (SINACYT), administers research funding via the wholly-owned Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (FONACYT), and operates four programmatic pillars: FormaCTi (talent formation), ProCienciaGT (research and knowledge management), ProInnovaCTi (innovation and technology transfer), and ComunicaCTi (science popularization). Its beneficiaries include national and diaspora scientists, technology entrepreneurs, students, and the general public, accessed through self-serve digital platforms (e.senacyt.gob.gt, fondo.senacyt.gob.gt, biblioteca.senacyt.gob.gt, redcti.senacyt.gob.gt), national events (Semana Nacional de CTI, Converciencia), and media (Miércoles de ciencia podcast, Un científico responde).

The institution was effectively constituted in 2005 alongside the founding of the Red Internacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (RedCTi) — a network connecting Guatemalan scientists domestically and abroad. It is funded entirely by the Government of Guatemala through public budget allocations; no commercial revenue streams, pricing, or private capital are disclosed. Its core technology is policy development and ecosystem coordination rather than proprietary product development; no patents, trademarks, proprietary AI/ML systems, or APIs are evidenced. The organization holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (2024-2025) and administers the Medalla Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, the country's highest scientific recognition. Leadership includes Secretary Adolfo Ottoniel Monterroso Rivas, with RedCTi coordination handled by Rodrigo José Vargas Rosales (national/general) and Kleinsy Yudrani Bonilla Landaverry (international).

Operationally, Senacyt reaches its constituents through a hybrid community-and-event go-to-market model: national science events (top-of-funnel awareness), the RedCTi network and digital platforms (mid-funnel engagement), and FONACYT competitive funding calls (conversion/transaction). Its 2032 institutional vision targets becoming a primary driver of Guatemala's development through science, technology, and innovation, with the 2026 HumanIA forum signaling early expansion into AI policy positioning. As a government entity with no commercial revenue model, no traditional growth metrics, and a single funding source (the national government), the institution's trajectory is structurally tied to Guatemalan public-sector priorities and fiscal capacity.

Name

Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Legal name

Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Website

https://senacyt.gob.gt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Senacyt is Guatemala's national science, technology, and innovation authority, coordinating S&T policy through SINACYT and channeling research funding via FONACYT to scientists, technology entrepreneurs, students, and the broader public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Science and Technology Administration

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Science and technology policy
• Research funding programs
• Innovation ecosystem support
• STEM talent development
• National research network

Headquarters

HQ city

Guatemala City

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Senacyt operates as a government agency funded by public resources to promote and coordinate scientific and technological development in Guatemala.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Senacyt) is the Government of Guatemala's national authority responsible for coordinating public policy on science, technology, and innovation. It administers the National Fund for Science and Technology (FONACYT), manages the RedCTi network linking Guatemala to international science and technology counterparts, and runs programs supporting research, innovation, talent formation, and science communication for the country's development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fonacyt: Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología - National fund providing economic support to strengthen scientific and technological education and promote basic and applied research, technological development, and scientific-technological entrepreneurship.
• RedCTi
• FormaCTi
• ProInnovaCTi
• ProCienciaGT
• ComunicaCTi

Products and services

• FONACYT (Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología)
• RedCTi (Red Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación)
• ProCienciaGT
• ProInnovaCTi
• FormaCTi
• ComunicaCTi
• Directorio Nacional de Investigadores (DNI)
• Biblioteca Virtual
• Portal de Servicios en Línea

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

One partnership is on record.

• RedCTi (Red Internacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Guatemala)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2005RedCTi is an international network of Guatemalan scientists founded on July 7, 2005, initiated during the first Converciencia event. It connects Guatemalan researchers working domestically and abroad, facilitating collaboration and scientific exchange under Senacyt coordination.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID, Chile): Chile's national research and development agency (formerly CONICYT). Comparable as a national STI funding body that administers scholarships, research grants, and innovation programs on behalf of the state.
• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC, Peru): Peru's national council for science, technology and technological innovation. Comparable as a public agency running national funding calls and researcher registries within a Latin American regulatory framework.
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (MinCiencias, Colombia): Colombia's national ministry for science, technology and innovation. Comparable as a government STI authority that manages competitive grant programs, researcher registries, and innovation policy in a Latin American economy.
• Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT, Mexico): Mexico's national council for science and humanities, formerly CONACYT. Directly comparable as a national body coordinating federal research funding, scholarships, and innovation policy for a Spanish-speaking Latin American country.
• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT, Paraguay): Paraguay's national science and technology council. Comparable as a small Latin American state body running national STI programs, talent scholarships, and innovation funding calls.
• Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENACYT, Panama): Panama's equivalent national science and technology secretariat. Highly comparable because both agencies share the same name, operate as executive STI authorities under their respective governments, and administer competitive national research funding programs.

Broad incumbents

• UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector: Multilateral body supporting national STI capacity-building globally. Comparable as a higher-level actor that shapes policy frameworks and capacity-building support that national agencies like Senacyt align with.
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones (MICITT, Costa Rica): Costa Rica's ministry overseeing science, innovation, technology and telecommunications. Comparable as a Central American STI authority, though broader in scope due to inclusion of telecom regulation.

Others

• Ibero-American Network of Science and Technology Indicators (RICYT): Network producing comparable STI indicators across Ibero-American countries. Comparable as an ecosystem participant whose data and benchmarks national STI agencies such as Senacyt use for policy design and evaluation.
• Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID / IDB) - Science and Technology Programs: Inter-American Development Bank funds STI programs across Latin America. Comparable as a funder and ecosystem actor that national agencies like Senacyt partner with for project financing and technical cooperation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/senacyt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/senacytgt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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