Canarias brought its sports observatory’s AI assistant to a national forum in La Nucía. Deporbot lets users query nearly 150,000 records in ordinary language, opening sector data to sports organisations and public bodies.
Federated licence trends and where sports activity is concentrated across the archipelago are now easier to explore with a conversational assistant. Canarias presented Deporbot at the III Foro Nacional de Turismo Deportivo, Innovación e Inteligencia Artificial in La Nucía, Alicante, where officials discussed technology in sports management.
The assistant is part of the website of the Observatorio Canario de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, launched in March. It searches close to 150,000 records and lets users ask questions in natural language, rather than requiring specialist searches across separate sources.
For users, the observatory’s figures are now easier to consult.
Users can examine changes in federation licences and where sports participation is concentrated. The data also cover women’s participation across disciplines and the economic impact of sport in the islands. The platform is intended for sports organisations, including clubs and federations, as well as public administrations. The wider public can access its data too.
Vice-minister Ángel Sabroso presented the tool during a panel on regional sports policy. He outlined work on innovation and digitalisation led by the department headed by Poli Suárez. Sabroso said the observatory’s information is meant to support decisions based on a clearer picture of the sector.
The Ayuntamiento de La Nucía organised the forum, with support from the Generalitat Valenciana and the Diputación de Alicante. Aqualia and the Asociación del Deporte Español (ADESP) also supported it. The programme covered public policy and federative governance alongside technology, including projects linked to Microsoft’s sports ecosystem. The use of AI here focuses on access to public-sector data, a different concern from the risks discussed in earlier AI coverage.
The observatory’s website also publishes its studies, reports and analyses, with the stated aim of keeping that information public and useful for sports planning.
