In 2025, three out of eleven municipal councils in Madeira implemented artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in their activities, representing 27% of the region's local authorities. This figure marks a nine-percentage-point increase compared to the previous year, when only two municipalities were using this technology.
Data released by the Regional Statistics Directorate of Madeira (DREM) shows that AI adoption within the Regional Public Administration covers 15% of its bodies. Among these, 78% utilized AI for text analysis and 67% for language generation.
The survey also found that over half of Regional Public Administration bodies (53%) conducted data analysis in 2025, employing technological tools to aid decision-making. Key information sources included digital communication media (53%), the Internet (44%), and user data (38%).
