About Us

The Centro de Análisis para la Investigación en Innovación, A.C. (CAIINNO), is a Mexican think tank established by individuals who completed their studies abroad with the Fulbright scholarship and decided to return to Mexico to bring about positive change in the country.

Their work has led them to receive national and international acclaim. For instance, they recently designed a project that was selected by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) during its call for 'proposals for Latin America's and the Caribbean's recovery from COVID-19'. Their proposal was the only one selected from Mexico and one of the ten chosen worldwide from among the nearly 300 received by the IDB.

In 2020, the National Institute for Access to Information (INAI) honored them with the 'Award for Innovation and Best Practices in the Protection of Personal Data', on account of the development and implementation of an artificial intelligence. In 2023 the INAI honored them with a special mention in the Innovation Award.

In addition, CAIINNO has carried out activities and collaborations with Mexican and international agencies, such as the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Latin American Integration Association, and the United Nations Development Program, among others.

CAIINNO team receiving the INAI innovation award

OUR PURPOSE

To collaborate with academia, government and industry to set and achieve our goal, through participation and impact in 4 areas:

Impact

Multisectoral

Government agendaWe collaborate in building effective government agendas
LawsWe take part in creating and analyzing regulatory frameworks
Public agendaWe bring issues of public interest into the national debate
Public policyWe develop public policy proposals based on scientific evidence

10+

Law reforms

100+

Citations by public bodies

40,000,000+

People impacted

HOW DO WE DO IT?

Our systematic approach ensures effective results through 7 fundamental stages of collaborative work

  1. 1

    Identifying the problem, challenge or opportunity

    We detect and clearly define the challenge to address through research and context analysis

  2. 2

    Preliminary analysis of the problem, challenge or opportunity

    We carry out an in-depth study to understand the causes, effects and dimensions of the identified problem

  3. 3

    Identifying possible solutions

    We generate multiple alternative solutions based on evidence and best practices

  4. 4

    Developing an action plan

    We create a detailed strategy with specific objectives, resources and timeline

  5. 5

    Developing the proposal, action or solution

    We build the final solution, integrating every element of the action plan

  6. 6

    Implementation

    We carry out the proposed solution with continuous monitoring and the necessary adjustments

  7. 7

    Evaluation

    We measure results, impact and effectiveness to generate lessons and future improvements

Explore our work

Discover our latest research, studies, and publications that contribute to innovation and policy development in Mexico and Latin America.

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Get to Know Our Story

Learn about our journey, mission, and the impact we've made in fostering innovation and research in Mexico.

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Team