Public observatory
The catalog documents 31 initiatives and separates verified adoption from announcements under review and ecosystem capabilities.
What the evidence shows
AI systems or components with evidence of pilot or operational execution.
Announcements, pilots or reported systems whose technique, execution or current status still needs confirmation.
Digital infrastructure, research, training, governance and digitization related to AI.
Observatory context
Featured evidence
A short entry point into the full catalog, selected through a public and reproducible rule.
Selection rule: most recently verified; ties are ordered by documentary date and identifier.
Generative AI virtual assistant available on ARESEP's website to answer questions about public regulatory information and guide users.
Verified
Open evidence recordThe Finance Ministry reported 50 audited cases and approximately ₡8 billion recovered during 2025.
Verified
Open evidence recordINAMU mobile application providing information, guidance and initial support around the clock through an artificial-intelligence chat. Institutional documentation identifies GPT-4 Turbo and file search as solution components.
Verified
Open evidence recordCountry reading
Public architecture
Costa Rica already has principles, strategy, technical guidelines and institutional adoption. The pending gap is turning that framework into shared, verifiable and actionable procedures for public institutions.
Last update: August 2026
Country FrameworkLegislative activity
The legislative inventory is audited and corrected to 7 bills specifically or directly related to AI: 4 with committee reports and 3 in committee, none passed.
Latest recorded change:
Verified:
LegislationPublic log
The three latest entries in the editorial record, with date and provenance.
Project
Clara, ARESEP's virtual assistant, is added as a verified adoption.
Project
INVU's effort to use AI applications in territorial planning is added under review.
Resource
Notes for the two INVU ENIA interventions are updated with adjacent institutional evidence: the 2025 POI documents tender-document adjustments for AI-enabled automation, and the 2026 Initial Budget retains AI and bots within intangible assets.
Observatory index
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