COEINF

What COEINF does

COEINF (Col·legi Oficial d'Enginyeria en Informàtica de Catalunya) is a public-law professional college created by Law 3/2001 of the Parliament of Catalonia on April 9, 2001, headquartered in Barcelona. It is the sole official body representing, organizing, and regulating computer engineers in Catalonia, with statutory authority to manage professional registration, enforce a Deontological Code (internationally recognized as a model), defend the profession, and provide continuing education. Membership is effectively mandatory for practicing professionals in the region.

The college's core operational platform is the e-Col·legi virtual portal, a digital single window providing online member services including registration, data updates, complaints, professional directory searches, and videoconference. Surrounding service lines include the Borsa de Treball job board (integrated with the Intercol·legial exchange of 94,000+ professionals), training partnerships (UVic, UOC, ESADE, La Salle), Peritatges (expert assessments), Tribunal Arbitral, professional liability and health insurance, legal advisory, entrepreneurship support, and banking services. Specialized sub-brands include donesCOEINF (gender-equality commission, 2018) and AQPE (ISO 17024-aligned professional certification, co-founded 2012).

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership fees, supplemented by referral commissions from training partnerships, event sponsorship (notably La Nit de les Telecomunicacions i la Informàtica), and fees for expert-assessment and arbitration services. Distribution runs through the e-Col·legi platform, the Barcelona HQ office, and an extensive partner network of universities, training centers, and sectoral associations. COEINF is the founding member and current Vice-president of the national CCII, a member of the Intercol·legial (90+ colleges, 250,000+ members), and the originator of multiple ecosystem entities (CIOs.cat, CATEi, Sinergia, CivicAI, Cercle Tecnològic).

Name

COEINF

Legal name

Col·legi Oficial d'Enginyeria en Informàtica de Catalunya

Website

https://enginyeriainformatica.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

COEINF is the official professional college for computer engineers in Catalonia, created by Law 3/2001. It regulates registration, ethics, training, and professional services for its members via the e-Col·legi digital portal and a network of partner institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

National/State Examination Boards & Testing Agencies (EDADAFAA)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Computer engineering licensing
• Continuing education programs
• Professional ethics standards
• Membership certification services

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: COEINF generates revenue through membership fees from computer engineering professionals in Catalonia. The college operates as a public law corporation funded by obligatory membership contributions from registered professionals.
2. Training and Education Services: The college offers training programs and has agreements with various educational institutions (UVic, UOC, La Salle, ESADE, etc.) providing discounts to members, with COEINF receiving referral or partnership benefits.
3. Event Sponsorship and Participation: Revenue from organizing events like La Nit de les Telecomunicacions i la Informàtica, professional dinners, and other gatherings with corporate sponsorship.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

COEINF is the official professional college for computer engineers in Catalonia, Spain, established by Law 3/2001 of the Parliament of Catalonia. It provides membership registration, continuing education, ethical oversight via its Deontological Code, legal advisory, job matching, expert assessments, arbitration services, and represents computer engineers before public and private institutions.

Product overview

COEINF is a professional association (official college) for computer engineering in Catalonia, Spain, created by Law 3/2001 of the Parliament of Catalonia. The organization operates as a unified membership services platform rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings center around the e-Col·legi (virtual college) portal providing digital services to members, combined with professional support services including job board (Borsa de Treball), expert assessments (Peritatges), arbitration (Tribunal Arbitral), training programs with partner institutions, professional insurance, legal advisory, and entrepreneurship support. The organization also includes a specialized commission called donesCOEINF focused on gender equality in the profession. COEINF does not offer technology products but rather professional membership, certification, and support services to computer engineering professionals in Catalonia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• donesCOEINF: Commission for monitoring the gender gap in computer engineering, created in 2018 to improve gender proportion within the profession and reduce the historical gender gap.
• e-Col·legi

Products and services

• e-Col·legi (Finestreta Única) Virtual college portal providing online services for members and citizens including membership applications, pre-membership requests, data updates, professional directory, complaint filing, and videoconference services.
• Borsa de Treball (Job Board) Job board integrated with the Intercol·legial job exchange offering thousands of job listings across professional sectors and access to over 94,000 qualified professionals.
• Formació (Training) Continuing education services with partnership discounts from UVic, UOC, UNIGIS Girona, ESADE, La Salle, and other institutions for members.
• Peritatges (Expert Assessments) Expert assessment services for legal and technical matters related to computer engineering.
• Tribunal Arbitral Arbitration court for resolving disputes among computer engineering professionals.
• Professional Insurance Professional liability insurance services for members.
• Legal Advisory Legal consultation services for members on professional matters.
• Codi Deontològic (Deontological Code) Professional ethics code recognized internationally as one of the most evolved among professional colleges, regulating correct professional practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sector talent gap addressed through advocacy and training programs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, important and minor.

• Intercol·legial (Associació Intercol·legial de Col·legis Professionals de Catalunya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOEINF is a member of the Intercol·legial which groups more than 90 professional colleges and over 250,000 members. COEINF participates in the Sectorial Commission of Architecture, Engineering and Technical fields, the Deans Technical Table, and the Women and Equality Commission.
• CCII (Consejo General de Colegios Profesionales de Ingeniería Informática)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOEINF is a founding member and currently holds the Vice-presidency of CCII, the national governing body for all computer engineering colleges in Spain. COEINF participates in various CCII working groups including Security and Defense, AMETIC relations, Professional Registration, Internal Regulations, IT and FP, National Computer Engineering Awards, and Gender (Women in Computer Engineering).
• ACEI (Associació Catalana d'Enginyeria en Informàtica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACEI was the promoting association for COEINF's creation in 2001. The two organizations maintain a preferred relationship per COEINF statutes. Since 2019, COEINF members can become ACEI members at no additional cost, and services are shared between both organizations.
• INEC (Institut d'Enginyers de Catalunya)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1863, COEINF has been a member since its creation in 2001 and holds a seat on the Governing Council. INEC's mission is to enhance engineering prestige and promote ethical professional practice.
• AQPE (Agència de Qualificació dels Professionals de l'Enginyeria)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOEINF is a founding patron of AQPE, a private foundation created in 2012 for certifying engineering professionals based on verified knowledge and professional experience following ISO 17024 standards.
• CIOs.cat (Consell de CIOs de Catalunya)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by COEINF in 2012, CIOs.cat represents the interests of end-user organizations of information technology. COEINF's Degana serves as honorary president.
• SinergiaimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by COEINF in November 2016, Sinergia is a collective umbrella grouping approximately 30 TIC sector entities representing about 2,500 companies with 120,000 highly qualified workers. COEINF's Degana serves as honorary president.
• CivicAIimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOEINF is a founding member of CivicAI, a civic association working for free access to AI and ethical AI development. COEINF participates on its social council.
• CATEi (Associació Catalana d'Empreses d'Informàtica)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by COEINF in 2009, CATEi is formed by more than 50 companies and 130 entities in the IT sector. COEINF's Degana serves as honorary president.
• TICAnoiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in September 2009 with COEINF playing a key role in its creation. COEINF holds honorary presidency. Its mission is to promote the TIC ecosystem of the Anoia region, based in Igualada.
• ITscoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in May 2013 to bring ICT studies to young people in Primary and Secondary education. COEINF is a founding member and holds one of the seats on the impulsion committee.
• NewArt FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOEINF is a founding patron of the NewArt Foundation, created in 2013, which helps the artistic community develop new technological, scientific, conceptual and social practices.
• Cercle Tecnològic de CatalunyaimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2005, COEINF is a founding patron of this association that brings together important agents of the TIC ecosystem in Catalonia with the common objective of transmitting knowledge and generating growth.
• Taula del Sector TICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstituted on October 30, 2024 as a coordinator for the complex agenda of major TIC events in Barcelona. Formed by COEINF, Telecos.cat, GrausTIC, FIB, FibAlumni, and Cercle Tecnològic. COEINF occupies one position on the coordination table.
• Càritas BarcelonaminorOthersCOEINF participates in the Càritas 'Empreses amb Cor' program helping people with few economic resources.
• Universitat de Vic (UVic)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgreement offering 10% discount on Master's and Postgraduate programs for COEINF members.
• Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgreement offering 10% to 30% discounts on various programs for COEINF members.
• ESADEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecial pricing on executive education programs with discounts ranging from 5% to 18% for COEINF members.
• ISACA BarcelonaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecial conditions on certification programs (CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC) and free access to events for COEINF members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Ordre des Ingénieurs (France): The French national professional order for engineers, comparable in regulatory function (registration, ethics, professional recognition) but operating in a different national jurisdiction. Useful benchmark for European engineering professional-body models.

Broad incumbents

• Intercol·legial de Col·legis Professionals de Catalunya: The umbrella association of 90+ Catalan professional colleges and 250,000+ members. COEINF is a member and active participant through the Architecture/Engineering Sectorial Commission, the Deans Technical Table, and the Women and Equality Commission.
• IEEE Computer Society: International technical society for computing professionals, offering certifications, publications, and standards. Comparable to COEINF in mission (advancing the computing profession and its practitioners) but operating at global scale.
• CCII - Consejo General de Colegios Profesionales de Ingeniería Informática: The national umbrella body for all Spanish computer engineering professional colleges, of which COEINF is a founding member and current Vice-president. CCII sets national-level standards and policy positions for the discipline, and its scope and remit directly overlap with COEINF's at the Spanish level.
• ACM - Association for Computing Machinery: The largest international computing professional society. While ACM is voluntary and global rather than statutory and regional, it competes for the same 'professional recognition and continuing education' value COEINF delivers to computer engineers.

Others

• AQPE - Agència de Qualificació dels Professionals de l'Enginyeria: A private ISO 17024 certification foundation for engineering professionals, of which COEINF is a founding patron. Comparable as a credentialing infrastructure peer that complements COEINF's registration and ethical-governance services.

Direct peers

• COIIPA - Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros en Informática del Principado de Asturias: One of the regional Spanish computer engineering professional colleges that, together with COEINF, forms part of CCII. Serves the same professional function for Asturias-based computer engineers that COEINF serves for Catalonia.
• ACEI - Associació Catalana d'Enginyeria en Informàtica: The founding promoting association behind COEINF's2001 creation. The two organizations maintain a statutory preferred relationship, with mutual membership access since 2019 and shared services, making ACEI a tightly coupled peer in the same professional niche.
• COETC / COETIC - Col·legi Oficial d'Enginyeria Tècnica en Informàtica de Catalunya: The companion Catalan professional college for technical computer engineers (Enginyers Tècnics), operating in the same geography and serving a closely related membership base. COEINF and COETIC jointly commemorated their 25th anniversary at the Parliament of Catalonia, indicating deep institutional parallel.
• INEC - Institut d'Enginyers de Catalunya: Catalan engineering institute founded in 1863, of which COEINF has been a member since its2001 creation and on whose Governing Council it holds a seat. INEC's broader engineering mandate (vs. COEINF's computer-specific focus) makes it an adjacent peer in the same regional professional ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

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