The working group held in Mexico City served as the official opening act for the Innov-AL platform project in Mexico. In addition to various European experts, the main organizations involved in decentralization and innovation policies in Mexico, as well as in the two states that will participate in the project (Yucatán and Aguascalientes) participated in this meeting. The meeting was a first contact between all the agents participating in the project and to discuss the state of play of the competitiveness and innovation policies in the country and the development potential of the specialization policies. Smart RIS3.