ABEP-TIC

What ABEP-TIC does

ABEP-TIC (Associação Brasileira de Entidades Estaduais e Públicas de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação) is a private Brazilian non-profit civil association founded in 1977, headquartered in Brasília. It serves as the central coordinating body for state-level public ICT entities (empresas estaduais de TIC) across Brazil's 27 states, plus associated federal engagement through the Prêmio Gov.Digital partnership with the Ministry of Economy. Its core offerings are association-style rather than commercial products: SECOP (the National Seminar on ICT for Public Management, now in its 53rd edition), ROCA ordinary meetings of the Council of Associates (178 editions to date), RDTE technical meetings (4–6 annually), the Prêmio Gov.Digital award (created 2002), the Índice ABEP de Governo Digital (published annually 2020–2025), the monthly Jornal ABEP-TIC, and a Simple Language methodology suite including an online evaluator and public service portal analysis service. There is no evidence of AI/ML proprietary technology, software-as-a-service products, or commercial APIs.

The business model is membership-based and event-funded. Revenue derives from individually negotiated annual membership fees paid by state government IT entities (associadas), supplemented by event-related income from SECOP, ROCA, and RDTE programming, plus publication and award-related revenue. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per member. The go-to-market is community-led: direct outreach to state IT entities, the SECOP conference, ROCA and RDTE meetings, and association publications (Jornal ABEP-TIC, social channels on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube). The 2025–2026 biennium is led by Executive President José Muniz Rebouças (PRODEB/BA), with a board drawn from the member entities themselves. Ownership and control rest collectively with the associated state entities rather than external shareholders or investors. There is no evidence of venture funding, M&A activity, or a controlling parent entity.

Name

ABEP-TIC

Legal name

ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE ENTIDADES ESTADUAIS E PÚBLICAS DE TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO

Website

https://abep-tic.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABEP-TIC is a Brazilian non-profit association founded in 1977 that coordinates cooperation among 27+ state-level public ICT entities through flagship events (SECOP, ROCA, RDTE), the Prêmio Gov.Digital award, the Índice ABEP de Governo Digital benchmark, and the monthly Jornal ABEP-TIC publication, funded by negotiated membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from state government IT entities (associadas)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ABEP-TIC is a Brazilian non-profit association founded in 1977 that brings together state and public information and communication technology (ICT) entities. It promotes cooperation, knowledge exchange, and collective representation of its members within the Brazilian public sector ICT ecosystem.

Product overview

ABEP-TIC is an association of Brazilian state and public ICT entities, not a traditional product company. Its offerings consist primarily of events, publications, awards, and methodological tools. The core activities include organizing SECOP (the National Seminar on ICT for Public Management, now in its 53rd edition), managing the Prêmio Gov.Digital annual award (formerly Prêmio e-Gov), publishing the Índice ABEP annual indices (2020-2025), producing the monthly Jornal ABEP-TIC newspaper, and providing methodological resources like the Simple Language Guide and assessment tools for public service portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership in ABEP-TIC Membership association for Brazilian state and public ICT entities, providing access to a network of peer organizations and shared industry resources. Target members are public-sector information and communication technology companies and agencies.
• Cooperation and Knowledge Exchange Programs Programs that foster cooperation and knowledge exchange among member state and public ICT entities in Brazil, enabling peer-to-peer learning and shared best practices across the public ICT sector.
• Sector Representation and Advocacy Collective representation of member public ICT entities before stakeholders, providing an aligned voice for the Brazilian state and public ICT sector.

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ministério da Economia (Ministry of Economy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Partnership established in 2002 to create the Prêmio Gov.Digital (formerly Prêmio e-Gov), awarded annually during SECOP to recognize digital government projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NASCIO (National Association of State Chief Information Officers): US-based association of state government CIOs that produces annual surveys, awards, and convening events for state IT leadership. Highly analogous international peer in mission, member profile (state government IT executives), and product mix (indices, awards, conferences).
• Socitm (Society for Innovation, Technology and Modernisation): UK association for public sector technology and digital leaders across local government. Closely comparable membership model serving public sector IT professionals with events, awards, and benchmarking products.
• ENAP (Escola Nacional de Administração Pública): Brazil's national school of public administration delivering training, events, and publications for federal, state, and municipal public servants. Comparable public-sector convening and content-production model, though focused on training rather than IT-entity coordination.
• ACT-IAC (American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council): US public-private partnership convening government CIOs and industry to advance federal IT modernization. Comparable as an association producing events, working groups, and publications for government technology decision-makers.
• CONSAD (Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Estado da Administração): Brazilian council of state administration secretaries; operates the GTD.GOV public management technology platform referenced on ABEP-TIC's site. Closest direct peer as a fellow national membership association convening Brazilian state-level public administration actors.
• EuroCIO: European federation of national CIO associations representing public and private sector IT leaders. Comparable as an umbrella convener of national IT leadership bodies across multiple jurisdictions.

Broad incumbents

• Serpro (Serviço Federal de Processamento de Dados): Brazil's largest federal IT services company, a key actor in the same Brazilian public sector IT ecosystem that ABEP-TIC convenes. Adjacent incumbent rather than direct peer; competes with member state entities for federal contracts while participating in the broader community ABEP-TIC organizes.

Regional players

• PRODESP (Companhia de Processamento de Dados do Estado de São Paulo): São Paulo state IT company and ABEP-TIC member. A regional peer within the association's constituency, representative of the state-level IT entities that constitute ABEP-TIC's membership base.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ABEPTIC
• Facebookfacebook.com/abep.tic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abep-tic
• Instagraminstagram.com/abeptic

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M&A

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