El Salvador received widespread praise during the 2025 Google Cloud Summit in Washington, D.C., where Stacy Herbert, director of the National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC), represented the country on a panel focused on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation.
“Just got off stage at the Google Cloud Summit in DC. Wow! El Salvador is an example for the whole world. The two panels before ours also talked about El Salvador. Everyone admires our pioneering attitude!” Herbert shared after her presentation.
During the discussion, she highlighted El Salvador’s model of promoting innovation through freedom rather than restriction. “El Salvador is seen as the pioneering tech nation to watch. I explained that this moment in history offers a perhaps brief window of infinite opportunity for a country like El Salvador to leap ahead by embracing exponential innovation,” she said.
Her appearance comes as El Salvador strengthens its national strategy for technological transformation. The recently created National Artificial Intelligence Agency (ANIA) has announced the AI Tutors Program, an educational initiative that will use locally developed AI to support public school learning starting in 2026.
With its presence at the Google Cloud Summit, El Salvador reaffirmed its position as a global leader in sovereign innovation—where technology, Bitcoin, and AI converge to shape a more inclusive and forward-looking economy.