10/08/2026
An overview of FIAP’s key projects, partnerships and achievements, with a presence in around 120 countries and 661 public sector professionals involved.
The Foundation for the Internationalisation of Public Administrations (FIAP) has published its 2025 Annual Report, a document that sets out the main progress, results and transformations of a key year for the Foundation. Through nearly a hundred projects, FIAP has helped to strengthen public systems in around 120 countries, drawing on the knowledge and experience of Spanish public administrations in cooperation with institutions around the world.
2025 was marked by the consolidation of the transformation process initiated by the Foundation in 2024. FIAP’s new Statutes, approved in December 2025, have strengthened its role within the Spanish Cooperation system and aligned its activities with the priorities of Spain’s external action and development cooperation policy. This process has also been reflected in the Foundation’s new identity, unveiled in March, and in the launch of the 2025–2028 Strategic Plan.
The new strategy sets out four main areas of focus: building partnerships, the internationalisation of public administrations, management geared towards excellence, and the promotion of sustainable and inclusive development outcomes. Within this framework, FIAP has also strengthened its regional focus and its work within networks and communities of practice, particularly in the Ibero-American and Euro-Latin American contexts.
One of the key indicators of the Foundation’s activity has been its ability to connect institutions and share knowledge. During 2025, FIAP worked with 1,650 institutions from 129 countries – 93% of which were public sector organisations – and mobilised 661 public sector professionals for international cooperation projects. 27% of the #PublicTalent mobilised from Spain came from regional, local or peripheral administrations, four percentage points more than the previous year, thereby strengthening the participation of the various levels of the Spanish administration.
At an operational level, the Foundation ended the financial year with 83 projects under way, with a multi-annual budget of 346.7 million euros and an annual expenditure of 54.2 million. In addition, 40 new projects were awarded during the year, with a budget of 65.8 million euros. Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for the largest share of the budget spent, followed by sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, and Asia.
The 2030 Agenda has also served as a framework for FIAP’s work. The 83 projects underway in 2025 have contributed to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on SDG 16, on peace, justice and strong institutions, and SDG 17, which centres on partnerships to achieve the goals. These are followed by SDG 5, on gender equality, and SDG 8, on decent work and economic growth.
The annual report also reflects the evolution of the Foundation’s thematic priorities. Projects related to digital transformation and artificial intelligence have gained prominence, alongside areas such as the green economy, social policies, justice and the rule of law, security and peace, migration, and the modernisation of public administrations. Feminist cooperation has also been consolidated as a priority, with the development of a guide to incorporating a gender and human rights perspective into public technical cooperation projects.
These achievements have been made possible by a team of 316 people, 62% of whom are women, who have also taken part in 37 training activities over the course of the year. The annual report thus chronicles the evolution of an organisation that is facing the coming years with a strengthened structure and a roadmap aimed at further internationalising knowledge of public administrations and helping to build public systems that are more robust, inclusive and capable of responding to global challenges.
