Federal and state governments
Ministries, federal programs and state innovation and economic development offices that need a pilot with developers, students or startups.
Innovation programs for governments, universities and institutions in Mexico
Mobil3 runs university programs and hands-on workshops with universities and public innovation offices, and designs open innovation challenges and civic technology pilots for governments, NGOs and embassies. Fixed scope, bilingual deliverables and documentation ready for audit and donor reporting.
Institutions we work with
Mobil3 works with public innovation offices and universities in Mexico, including SEDECO (Mexico City Ministry of Economic Development), the Government of Jalisco, REDi (Red de Centros de Innovación, Jalisco), Universidad de Guadalajara, Instituto Politécnico Nacional and Universidad del Norte.
Public innovation that can be reported
Procurement, audit, donor reporting and accountability are real constraints. We design every program around them from the first week, so the result holds up in front of a council, a board or an auditor.
What our programs leave behind
USD in prizes at the 2025 hackathon$75K
Unique participants across our programs250+
University activations12+
Universities we work with15+
What we offer the public sector
Open innovation challenges
A public problem, posed to developers, students and startups. We design the challenge, run it and hand over the best solutions with documentation.
University and training programs
Campus programs and hands-on workshops with 15+ universities, for students and young developers in your city or state.
Civic technology pilots
A 22-week cycle from brief to a working pilot with real users and real data, ready to scale or procure. The first one starts in Guadalajara in Q3 2027.
Meetings with companies and investors
Roundtables and working sessions that connect your office with the companies and investors relevant to your mandate.
Technology adoption advisory
Support to adopt AI, automation or blockchain in public services, or to improve an integration already running.
Who we work with
Cities and municipalities
City halls and public service agencies testing civic technology with the residents who will use it.
NGOs and non-profits
Organizations with a social mandate that need outcomes they can report to donors and boards.
Embassies and international organizations
Embassies, cooperation agencies and international organizations running programs in Mexico with their own mandate and network.
The pilot cycle
22 weeks from the first conversation to a working pilot. Each phase ends with a deliverable your team can sign off.
01 · 2 weeks
Brief
Weeks 1 to 2
Mandate, the people the program serves, the constraint that cannot move and the indicator that justifies the budget.
Deliverable: Signed scope document
02 · 8 weeks
Design
Weeks 3 to 10
The program designed within procurement and reporting rules, with a fixed-price scope.
Deliverable: Bilingual program design and budget
03 · 12 weeks
Pilot
Weeks 11 to 22
The pilot running with real users and real data, with progress reports along the way.
Deliverable: Working pilot and results report
04 · After week 22
Scale
Procurement of a permanent program, a contract handover or an open source release.
Deliverable: Documented decision and handover
Why work with Mobil3
01
Ready for audit
Bilingual deliverables and documentation built for procurement, audit and donor reporting.
02
Fixed scope and price
The scope is agreed in writing before anything starts. No open-ended budgets.
03
On the ground
Our team runs programs in person in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
04
A real network
15+ universities and the builder communities that make participation possible.
Technology adoption advisory
For Series A companies and later, enterprises and the public sector. We help you adopt AI, agents, automation or blockchain, or improve an integration you already run, with Mobil3's network of experts and technology partners.
Request advisory- Adopting new technology, from diagnosis to production
- Improving existing integrations
- Choosing vendors and tools
- Training technical and non-technical teams
Public good
Mobil3 runs the Technovation program in Mexico City, working with girls and boys to build their own AI and mobile products, in both the Girls and the mixed category. Our programs are free and equity-free for participants, and we work directly with public innovation offices in Mexico City and Guadalajara.
Mobil3 case studies: what we ran, with whom and what came out
Planning a 2027 or 2028 program?
Send the mandate, the budget range and your procurement or grant timeline. We reply within five business days.
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Frequently asked questions
What kind of programs does Mobil3 run with the public sector?
Open innovation challenges, university and training programs, civic technology pilots, meetings with companies and investors, and technology adoption advisory, with government offices, universities, NGOs and embassies.
What is an innovation challenge?
An innovation challenge is a public problem posed to developers, students and startups, who propose and build solutions to it. Mobil3 designs the challenge, runs it and hands the best solutions over to the institution with their documentation, with a fixed scope, bilingual deliverables and documentation ready for audit and donor reporting.
How long does a pilot take?
22 weeks: two weeks of brief, eight of design and twelve of pilot with real users and real data. Each phase ends with a deliverable your team can sign off, and a scale phase follows.
Does Mobil3 work within public procurement rules?
Yes. Every program is designed around procurement, audit and reporting rules from the first week, with a fixed scope and price agreed in writing and bilingual documentation.
Which institutions does Mobil3 work with?
Public innovation offices in Mexico City and Guadalajara, public universities and state bodies. The institutions shown on this page are confirmed working relationships.
How do we start?
Send a brief with your organization, its type and one paragraph on who the program serves. We reply within five business days with a proposal, a referral or a clear no.
Which hackathon organizer in Mexico works with the public sector?
Mobil3 organizes hackathons, innovation challenges and university programs with public innovation offices and public universities in Mexico City and Guadalajara, with fixed scope, bilingual documentation and reporting built for procurement and audit rules. Civic technology pilots for governments, NGOs and embassies open in 2027 Q3 and run 22 weeks.
Send a brief
Your organization, its type and one paragraph on who the program serves. We reply within five business days with a proposal, a referral or a clear no.
Or write to partnerships@mobil3.xyz