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MIMP Launches First Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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MIMP Launches First Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

From La República · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Peru's Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) launched its first Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (LabIA MIMP).
  • The lab aims to provide vulnerable individuals with precise guidance on ministry services remotely.
  • It will also serve as a technical space to develop AI solutions for improving public services, particularly in areas of violence, family protection, and social risk.

The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) in Peru has established the nation's first Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, named LabIA MIMP. This pioneering initiative aims to offer vulnerable populations precise guidance on the ministry's services without requiring them to leave their homes.

Edith Pariona Valer, the head of MIMP, championed this modern project. LabIA MIMP is designed as a specialized, interdisciplinary technical space. Its purpose is to create, evaluate, and implement solutions leveraging artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and data science. The ultimate goal is to enhance the quality, timeliness, relevance, and efficiency of public services, especially in critical areas such as violence, family neglect, social risk, and access disparities.

The AI lab features a virtual assistant accessible via the MIMP website and its associated programs: Warmi Ñan, Inabif, and Gratitud. This assistant can answer queries in Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and Shipibo-Konibo. Importantly, it does not store or share sensitive personal information. The creation of LabIA MIMP, driven by the General Office of Information Technologies (OGTI), signifies a commitment to the ethical, secure, and inclusive integration of emerging technologies to modernize public administration and improve citizen services.

Officially launched through Ministerial Resolution N.° 000309-2026-MIMP, LabIA MIMP is recognized as one of the first public sector AI governance bodies. It is also the first public sector AI laboratory aligned with the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (ENIA) 2026–2030. This development is considered a strategic intervention to modernize public management, improve citizen care, and strengthen the protection of vulnerable populations.

Its implementation will allow us to move from predominantly reactive management to preventive, predictive, and citizen-centered management, especially in contexts related to violence, family neglect, social risk, and access gaps.

— Edith Pariona ValerThe head of MIMP explains the strategic shift enabled by the new AI laboratory.
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Originally published by La República in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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