The Regional Government  (GOBCAN) is represented by the Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información (ACIISI)  which belongs to the Regional Ministry of Universities, Science, Innovation and Culture.  ACIISI is the regional agency in charge of the support of the research and innovation in the Canary Islands. ACIISI works hand in hand with Regional Universities, public research centres, companies and social organisation (professional associations, NGO´s, clusters..) that perform research and innovation actions.

The Agency is also in charge of funding and implementing directly research and innovation policies and actions with the quadruple helix  regional ecosystem,  among others the implementation of the Regional Smart Specialisation Strategy, support the creation and structural management of regional research centres and the coordination of other public and private research centres. The ACIISI also manage  different funding programs including  R&D&I staff  (innovation agents, pre and postdoc researchers ) in  public and private institutions. Additionally , ACIISI contribute to the Internationalisation of the Canarian institutions through out the direct participation as partner in national, European and international research and innovation consortia.