The division was born at a time when the digital-technological sector has an impact equivalent to 26% of GDP in Spain and when the speed of change forces us to abandon reactive models and move towards strategic anticipation. In this sense, TED is proposed as a corporate engine of technological innovation and unifies the capabilities and know-how of the LKS Next group in disruptive technologies. This division will coordinate the technological route of the consulting and technological group and also aims to act as an incubator for new lines of business and new solutions, including advanced developments and possible ‘spin-offs’ of the group.
Under this approach, the TED division seeks to reinforce key areas of the group’s technological leadership, such as early detection of emerging technologies, competitive differentiation, alignment between technology and business, operational efficiency based on common practices and the attraction of specialized talent within the division.
In its 2025-2028 Strategic Plan for the next three years, LKS Next plans an investment effort in R&D&I projects of around 5% of its annual turnover, with an accumulated volume in said projects close to 14 million euros. In this case, the TED division is oriented towards execution and practical application and will make it possible to give coherence to investment efforts in R&D&i projects, accelerate their transfer to the market and increase the impact of technological innovation within the group thanks to this division.
The TED of LKS Next, as a specialized division, develops its activity in five verticals that cover Computing and Quantum Systems, Artificial Intelligence – generative and agentic, Software Development, Governance, Advanced Cybersecurity, Data Space and Data Government. This division structure combines technical capabilities with strategic vision, accelerating the abandonment of technologies that the market needs to replace. And it is completed with the necessary transformation of organizations in the adoption of disruptive technologies and the consequent management of change, relying on the specialized capabilities that LKS Next has in different fields and that are integrated into the division.
As indicated, quantum computing is one of the pillars of the TED division. The global market exceeds 5 billion dollars and grows around 40% annually, while Euskadi consolidates a leading position with initiatives such as Basque Quantum, which mobilizes more than 120 million, and the IBM Quantum System Two, a 156-qubit system operating in Donostia or the privileged ecosystem promoted in Bizkaia: BIQAIN, with real execution projects in the different verticals of quantum systems. In this environment, the TED division articulates the participation of LKS Next in projects of practical application where quantum systems solve problems and needs in industrial, service, healthcare, financial organizations, etc., digital twins, advanced optimization, machine learning and secure communications, among others.
AI, data and security, also in the division
‘Traditional’ artificial intelligence is also at a critical point. Although nine out of ten organizations already use it, only 7% have integrated it structurally. Those that have done so achieve productivity improvements of over 20% and returns of over 170%. The TED division applies the experience accumulated by LKS Next in generative AI to scale solutions already tested in real environments, such as the automation of SAT processes based on unstructured data or the intelligent retrieval of technical information. And a clear focus of the division is the quality of code developed with AI, or the Governance of Agentic AI.
On the other hand, the data economy is advancing towards 820 billion euros in Europe, while Spain is promoting new sectoral data spaces with a plan of 500 million. In this case, the TED division will integrate LKS Next’s work on Gaia X and BAIDATA and its recent co-organization and participation in initiatives such as the first international Eclipse Tractus
Likewise, cybersecurity requires a renewed focus in the face of the 67% increase in AI-powered attacks and the challenge of post-quantum protection. The TED division will accompany organizations in the adoption of new generation cryptographic standards, in cryptographic agility mechanisms and in the transition towards advanced defense models, integrating the group’s existing capabilities within this division.
For Joseba Bilbao, Director of Business Development at LKS Next and promoter of the TED, “the speed of technological change means that reacting is no longer enough. This division was created so that LKS Next is able to help prevent companies and administrations from being trapped in a ‘legacy reality’ with the consequent exponential loss of competitiveness, preparing them for a new reality in which advanced AI, quantum, cybersecurity and new data models make a difference.”
The TED articulates the participation of LKS Next in practical application projects where quantum systems solve problems and needs in organizations
For her part, Elena Zarraga, general director of LKS Next, “TED, as a division, is the result of years of investment and collaboration with the technological ecosystem, on the one hand, and a commitment to incorporating the best talent, on the other. Our objective is to convert disruption into our own knowledge, into new services and into business opportunities for the companies we work with.”
In short, the launch of this division confirms LKS Next’s commitment to a model in which technology acts as an immediate factor of competitiveness and to accompany organizations that seek to anticipate a decisive decade where AI, the data economy, cybersecurity and quantum, at least, are protagonists.
