Gobernación del Atlántico

What Gobernación del Atlántico does

The Gobernación del Atlántico is the executive government of the Atlántico Department in Colombia's Caribbean region, headquartered in Barranquilla. It serves as a public administrative authority coordinating services across 22 municipalities through specialized secretariats covering Health, Education, Infrastructure, Planning, Treasury, Internal Control, TIC (Information and Communication Technologies), Culture, Housing, and Disaster Prevention. The entity operates under Colombian public administration law and is currently led by Governor Eduardo Verano, executing the "Atlántico para el Mundo" development plan with a planning horizon toward 2050 through the Plan de Ordenamiento Departamental (POD).

The organization's technology stack is anchored by a Secretaría de TIC that runs digital government transformation initiatives, including the Mi Casa Bacana Digital fiber optic connectivity program (connecting 40,000+ households), the SALVIA system for gender-based violence case tracking (implemented with the Ministry of Equality), and an integrated citizen-service platform ecosystem comprising SAGA (administrative services), Orfeo (document management), GLPI (helpdesk), IKONO (knowledge management), VUTS (virtual procedures window), and a 24/7 PQRSD complaint system. Health surveillance is supported through pharmacovigilance, tecnovigilancia, and a departmental public health laboratory.

The entity is funded through national transfers, departmental tax collection (including vehicular and consumption taxes), and royalties rather than commercial revenue. Service delivery combines physical offices (headquarters plus satellite offices for Culture, Library, and the Health Laboratory), digital self-service portals, and direct field operations. Citizens access services including passport issuance, vehicle registration, education subsidies, transportation subsidies for higher education students ($750 million COP budget), and housing improvement programs (Mi Casa Bacana, with $20,000 million COP invested toward 20,000 families). It holds ISO 9001 quality certification through ICONTEC and operates with approximately 1,226 employees.

Name

Gobernación del Atlántico

Legal name

Gobernación del Atlántico

Website

https://atlantico.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Gobernación del Atlántico is the executive government of Colombia's Atlántico Department, headquartered in Barranquilla, coordinating public services across 22 municipalities through specialized secretariats and digital platforms for ~1,226 staff under Governor Eduardo Verano.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / Departmental Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), National Security and International Affairs (928)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coastal & Marine Resources Administration (Oceans, Fisheries, Shorelines) (BPAIAMAI), Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

Keywords

• Public administration
• Departmental government
• Citizen services
• Healthcare programs
• Education subsidies

Headquarters

HQ city

Barranquilla

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gobernación del Atlántico operates as the executive government of the Atlántico Department in Colombia, delivering public administration services to citizens across 22 municipalities. Core offerings include departmental tax collection (Impuesto Vehicular, Impuesto al Consumo), healthcare oversight and public health surveillance, education system management, infrastructure development and road maintenance, housing programs (Mi Casa Bacana), digital connectivity (Mi Casa Bacana Digital fiber optic), passport issuance, citizen attention via PQRSD, gender violence prevention through the SALVIA system, and territorial planning via the Plan de Ordenamiento Departamental.

Product overview

Gobernación del Atlántico operates as a regional government administration offering a portfolio of citizen-facing digital services and internal administrative platforms. The core citizen services include Mi Casa Bacana Digital (fiber optic internet connectivity), the SALVIA gender-based violence tracking system, PQRSD petition management, VUTS virtual administrative procedures window, and real-time chat support. Internal operations are supported by GLPI helpdesk, ORFEO document management, SAGA administrative services platform, and IKONO knowledge management. Health services include pharmacovigilance, medical device surveillance (tecnovigilancia), and departmental health laboratory. The government also manages transportation subsidies for students and departmental planning initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mi Casa Bacana Digital A fiber optic internet connectivity program providing subsidized broadband access to households across the 22 municipalities of the Atlántico department, enabling digital inclusion for residents with over 40,000 households connected.
• Sistema SALVIA National System for Registration, Attention, Tracking and Monitoring of Gender-Based Violence implemented to register cases and coordinate responses to violence against women, beginning in Santo Tomás, Sabanalarga and Baranoa.
• PQRSD System (Peticiones, Quejas, Reclamos, Sugerencias y Denuncias) Digital petition, complaint, claim, suggestion, and report submission system enabling citizens to interact with government 24/7, with routing to responsible departments.
• Ventanilla Trámites y Servicios (VUTS) Virtual window for administrative procedures and services providing digital channels for citizens to access government transactions.
• Chat de Atención al Ciudadano Real-time chat service connecting citizens with government agents during business hours (Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm) for immediate assistance and inquiries.
• Farmacovigilancia Pharmacovigilance program for detection, evaluation, and prevention of adverse drug reactions and medication-related problems in the department.
• Tecnovigilancia Medical device surveillance program monitoring adverse events and incidents related to medical equipment to ensure patient safety.
• Laboratorio Departamental de Salud Public health laboratory providing diagnostic testing services as part of the National Laboratory Network for the Atlántico department.
• Subsidio de Transporte Transportation subsidy program providing 40% of transportation costs for higher education students across the 22 municipalities of Atlántico, with a budget of $750 million for 2026-2.
• Plan de Ordenamiento Departamental (POD) Departmental land-use planning initiative with an interactive viewer featuring 110 strategic projects for sustainable regional development over 25 years, incorporating AI-powered tools and territorial participation meetings across five subregions.
• Passport Issuance Services (Subsecretaría de Pasaportes) Passport issuance service for citizens through the dedicated portal at pasaportesatlantico.gov.co.
• Mi Casa Bacana Housing Program Housing improvement and access program with a goal of 20,000 happy families and $20,000 million COP investment, currently executing 2,550 housing improvements across various municipalities.
• Departamental Tax Collection Services (Impuesto Vehicular, Impuesto al Consumo) Tax collection and administration services for vehicular tax (Impuesto Vehicular) and consumption tax (Impuesto al Consumo) for the Atlántico Department.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ homes connected to fiber optic internet
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 22 Private Universities and Higher Education InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance offering 15-50% discounts on tuition for the entire career duration to young people of the department. The strategy has enabled 1,000 students to start their professional education and complements approximately 5,200 young people benefiting from other educational programs.
• Enel (Parque Solar Atlántico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolar energy park in Sabanalarga generating 880 MW of renewable energy, contributing to the department's leadership in energy transition in Colombia. The project includes collaboration with the European Union and Italian Embassy delegations.
• Ministry of Equality and EquitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementation of the Sistema Nacional de Registro, Atención, Seguimiento y Monitoreo de las Violencias Basadas en Género (SALVIA) starting in Santo Tomás, Sabanalarga and Baranoa for tracking gender-based violence cases.
• Air-e IntervenidaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to improve electricity service in the southern region of the department, including construction of new electrical substation in Santa Lucía benefiting 16,000 inhabitants.
• 25 UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance contributing to mental health initiatives, helping reduce suicide attempt rate to 21.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Also supports the Habla platform hotline.
• Gobierno Nacional (National Government)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCAD Región Caribe coordination including DNP, Ministry of Housing, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Finance as permanent invitees. Department serves as Technical Secretariat.
• EPS Cajacopi, EPS Coosalud, EPS Mutualser, EPS Salud Total, EPS Sanitas, EPS SuracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth insurance providers contracted for subsidized health regime covering the department's population through various EPS networks.
• EAPB and IPS healthcare providerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare providers under the Secretary of Health's oversight for inspection, surveillance and control, implementing Plan de Choque contra el Cáncer.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gobernación de Cundinamarca: Colombian department surrounding Bogotá with extensive municipal coordination (116 municipalities). Highly comparable subnational structure delivering health, education, housing, and road programs at departmental scale.
• Gobernación de Bolívar: Neighbor Caribbean-coast Colombian department including Cartagena. Comparable as a Caribbean-region peer with overlapping tourism, port, and infrastructure mandates and similar tropical-climate exposure affecting program delivery.
• Gobernación del Valle del Cauca: Colombian departmental government serving Valle del Cauca including Cali. Comparable as a Pacific-region departmental administration with parallel secretariats (Health, Education, TIC, Infrastructure, Planning) and similar territorial-planning functions.
• Gobernación de Antioquia: Colombian departmental government covering Antioquia, the country's largest department by population and economy. Directly comparable as a subnational executive administration delivering health, education, infrastructure, and digital services across multiple municipalities with similar secretariat structures.
• Gobernación del Cesar: Caribbean-coast Colombian department bordering Atlántico to the east. Comparable regional peer with shared climate exposure, mining-royalty funding profile, and similar departmental administrative scale.
• Alcaldía Distrital de Barranquilla: Municipal government of Barranquilla, capital of Atlántico and the department's largest city. Directly comparable as the local-tier counterpart delivering overlapping citizen services (PQRSD, taxes, health, culture) within the same territory.
• Gobernación del Magdalena: Adjacent Caribbean-coast Colombian department. Comparable as a regional peer with similar coastal exposure, smaller-population municipal mix, and overlapping infrastructure and education challenges.
• Gobernación de Santander: Colombian Andean department with comparable mid-size departmental administration. Comparable institutional structure with secretariats for Health, Education, Hacienda, Planeación, and Infrastructure.

Regional players

• Gobernación de Córdoba: Caribbean-coast Colombian department adjacent to Atlántico and Sucre. Comparable as a regional peer with similar municipal structure, agricultural economy, and Caribbean program-delivery environment.

Broad incumbents

• Alcaldía de Medellín: Municipal government of Medellín, recognized as a Colombian benchmark for digital government transformation. Comparable in operating digital citizen-service platforms and innovation-led public administration that Atlántico's TIC initiatives emulate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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