The Regional Government of Andalusia has taken a historic step in the digitalization of public administration by presenting JuntaGPT, a conversational assistant based on generative artificial intelligence specifically designed for the internal environment of public employees. The Minister of the Presidency, Internal Affairs, Social Dialogue, and Administrative Simplification, Antonio Sanz, emphasized during the presentation event in Cádiz, alongside Mayor Bruno García, that this is "a revolutionary tool and an unprecedented technological leap," highlighting its alignment with the principles of digital sovereignty and data protection.
First Autonomous Government with Its Own ChatGPT
With JuntaGPT, Andalusia becomes the first public administration in Spain to offer its workforce a tool similar to ChatGPT, but developed and fully controlled by the Digital Agency of Andalusia (ADA). The goal is clear: to enhance the productivity of public employees, enable the processing and analysis of large volumes of documentation, and facilitate the creation of texts, inquiries, or summaries in an agile and, above all, secure manner.
The system understands questions, generates answers, assists in drafting emails and summaries, and allows for the on-the-fly uploading of documents in various formats, always maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of the data, which are not exposed externally. JuntaGPT also enables chained inquiries, as if in a human conversation, and provides simultaneous support to multiple users, ensuring responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence in line with European standards.
Technological Sovereignty and Data Security
The deployment of JuntaGPT has been made possible by the high-performance infrastructure of the Hercules supercomputer, managed by the Scientific Computing Center of Andalusia (CICA). The Nvidia graphic computing nodes run the Gemma3 model from the Gemini family, an open and free model with 27 billion parameters, optimized for energy efficiency and ultra-fast responses: under 300 milliseconds, even with multiple concurrent users.
This technological initiative complies with European AI regulations and the strictest ethical guidelines, clearly differentiating it from proprietary solutions, primarily American, that have dominated the market so far.
Criticism of Dependence on Major Foreign Tech Companies
Despite the advancements represented by JuntaGPT, experts in the tech sector remind us that significant challenges remain for achieving full digital sovereignty in Spain and Europe. The debate over using proprietary models from major American companies—such as OpenAI, Microsoft, or Google—is more relevant than ever. Many specialists warn of the risks of entrusting the management of public and strategic data to systems hosted in infrastructures and governed by regulations outside the European Union.
David Carrero, a cloud infrastructure expert and co-founder of Stackscale (Grupo Aire), notes: “In Spain, we have the technology, talent, and data centers necessary to implement 100% private artificial intelligence solutions, using open-source models like PrivateGPT, ensuring that all information remains within sovereign infrastructures. It is time to remind administrations that supporting local companies, open software, and data centers within national territory is both possible and, in many cases, preferable to guarantee privacy and control over our data.”
Carrero emphasizes that this commitment would also reduce costs, improve efficiency, and foster a domestic, innovative business ecosystem in the field of artificial intelligence, avoiding technological dependency on foreign giants and ensuring compliance with European data protection regulations.
Andalusia as a Benchmark for Innovation and Efficiency
The ADA, responsible for developing JuntaGPT, thus solidifies its role as a pioneering agency in the integration of cutting-edge technological solutions in the public sector. Antonio Sanz concluded that “the key difference of this assistant compared to others is that it offers more security, privacy, and transparency, and is also Andalusian.” The minister insisted that the administration must operate optimally, eliminating unnecessary procedures and fully leveraging the opportunities that technology provides to streamline internal management and deliver better services to citizens.
Andalusia’s experience may pave the way for other regions and administrations, demonstrating that technological sovereignty and data protection are not only possible but are already underway with real and functional solutions developed locally and tailored to European regulations.