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Applied AI in Guatemala

The record holds 6 entries from Guatemala, across 2 industries, led by Government & Public Sector, then Retail & Consumer. Last updated 14 Sep 2026.

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Government & Public Sector

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DeploymentGovernment & Public SectorGuatemala28 Aug 2026

Guatemala City buys AI surveillance for 50 cameras

Municipalidad de Guatemala — The Municipality of Guatemala City equipped 50 cameras with AI surveillance cameras at its C4 Monitoring Centre, paying Intelligent Camera Unification, Sociedad Anónima 89,849.76 quetzales over 12 months. Bundled crowd-counting tools spot dense gatherings, a function the vendor pitches for identifying protests or strikes — an AI crowd detection use worrying advocates, given Guatemala lacks any law protecting personal data or assembly rights.

police officerojoconmipisto.com
DeploymentGovernment & Public SectorGuatemala2 Jul 2026

Guatemala's forensic institute makes first identification with tattoo-matching AI

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Forenses de Guatemala (Inacif) — Guatemala's National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif) has for the first time identified a deceased person using IdentIA, AI tattoo matching software that analyses and classifies tattoos for body identification. A 24-year-old woman had lain unidentified in the Guatemala City morgue for about a month until the system matched her tattoos to her mother's ante-mortem interview; fingerprint comparison then confirmed her identity.

Forensic specialistemisorasunidas.com
DeploymentGovernment & Public SectorGuatemala7 Sep 2025

Judicial branch buys AI to analyse amparo cases

Organismo Judicial de Guatemala — For 87 mil 770 quetzales, Guatemala's Organismo Judicial (the Judicial Branch) acquired MEIA-Amparos, a tool built for AI amparo case analysis, contracting BDG Sociedad Anónima to deliver it. Powered by the Gemini API, it scans amparo filings to pull out core arguments and cited law, sketches case timelines, raises urgent-alert flags and drafts proposed rulings judges can review. A single web portal hosts these amparo review functions.

judicial officerlahora.gt
Evidence of adoptionGovernment & Public SectorGuatemala3 Mar 2025

INAP launches AI training course for civil servants

Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública (INAP) — Civil servants in Guatemala can now enrol in AI training for civil servants through Guatemala's National Institute of Public Administration (INAP), one of 49 fresh entries in its catalogue spanning diplomas, postgraduate degrees and shorter programmes. Delivered entirely online across 48 hours over two months, the AI in public administration course walks learners through core concepts, available tools, ethical questions and hands-on applications intended to sharpen government transparency and efficiency. Enrolment starts 17 March 2025 ahead of a May launch.

dca.gob.gt
DeploymentGovernment & Public SectorGuatemala16 Jan 2025

SAT launches AI voice recognition for invoice issuance

Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT) — Dictation replaces typing for Guatemala's smallest businesses under Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria's (SAT) new AI voice recognition for invoice issuance feature in its APP FEL app. This voice-activated electronic invoicing option lets simplified VAT-regime contributors speak billing details aloud, a shift officials expect will lower mistakes and strengthen compliance.

small business ownersoy502.com

Retail & Consumer

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DeploymentRetail & ConsumerGuatemala14 Apr 2026

Guatemalan retailer CEMACO launches an AI shopping adviser

CEMACO — Guatemalan hardware, home and decoration chain CEMACO has launched MACO, an AI shopping assistant that helps customers choose purchases. Shoppers reach the virtual adviser through in-store digital kiosks, WhatsApp or the chain's website.

Retail sales adviseremisorasunidas.com
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