Ontsi (Observatorio Nacional de Tecnología y Sociedad)

What Ontsi (Observatorio Nacional de Tecnología y Sociedad) does

Ontsi (Observatorio Nacional de Tecnología y Sociedad) is a Spanish government consultative body, established by Royal Decree 164/2002 and operating under Red.es, a public business entity (Entidad Pública Empresarial) attached to the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function. Headquartered at Edificio Bronce, Plaza Manuel Gómez Moreno in Madrid, its statutory mandate is to monitor, analyze, and report on Spain's digital transformation, producing the country's only comprehensive, longitudinal dataset on the digital economy and society, drawing exclusively from official sources such as INE, Eurostat, and the ITU.

Ontsi's product surface centers on four interconnected offerings: (1) the Ontsi Data web tool for generating custom reports from compiled digital economy indicators; (2) Publicaciones, a catalog of 305+ flagship studies and annual reports covering AI adoption, digital competencies, the gender digital divide, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and the EU Digital Decade framework; (3) Indicadores, organized dashboards across European comparison, enterprises, ICT sector, and households/citizens, built on Power BI for interactive visualization; and (4) the Centro de Documentación (biblio.ontsi.red.es), a specialized library for researchers. The platform is accessible in five languages (Spanish, English, Galician, Basque, Catalan) and integrates with Power BI, Google Analytics, YouTube/Vimeo, and Imperva WAF. It holds ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ENS (Esquema Nacional de Seguridad), and GDPR compliance certifications.

Ontsi operates on a fully public-funded, no-cost model: all outputs are free to access with no registration, subscription, or pricing tier. It generates no commercial revenue, has no private shareholders or external investors, and serves four primary audiences — Spanish government and EU institutions, researchers and academics, Spanish enterprises, and the general public — primarily through its website, the Ontsi Data tool, the documentation center, a free email alert newsletter, LinkedIn, and X/Twitter. Distribution is entirely self-serve, and the GTM motion is best described as knowledge dissemination to public and institutional stakeholders rather than commercial sales. Strategic partnerships with INCIBE, Mobile World Capital Barcelona, UNICEF España, and the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela extend its reach into cybersecurity, digital rights, and children's digital well-being research.

Name

Ontsi (Observatorio Nacional de Tecnología y Sociedad)

Legal name

Red.es, entidad pública empresarial

Website

https://ontsi.es

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ontsi is Spain's national government observatory for technology and society, operating under Red.es to produce authoritative, free, public-access reports, indicators, and data tools tracking the country's digital transformation for policymakers, researchers, enterprises, and citizens.

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Product category

Public Policy Research and Digital Economy Observatory

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (926130), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Survey, Panel & Fieldwork Services (BPAHALAJ)

Keywords

• Digital society observatory
• ICT statistics research
• Digital economy indicators
• Public policy data
• Technology adoption reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: Ontsi is a consultative body of Red.es, a public business entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function. As a government entity, it operates entirely through public funding allocated via the national budget and European Recovery Plan. All publications, indicators, and data tools are provided free of charge.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ontsi is the official Spanish government observatory for technology and society, operating as a consultative body under Red.es. It produces and freely disseminates publications, statistical indicators, and an interactive data tool (Ontsi Data) covering Spain's digital economy, ICT sector, digital skills, AI adoption, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and the digital divide, drawing exclusively on official sources (INE, Eurostat, ITU).

Product overview

Ontsi (Observatorio Nacional de Tecnología y Sociedad) is a Spanish government observatory that serves as a comprehensive digital society research platform. It operates as a unified portal with four interconnected service lines: (1) Ontsi Data for custom report generation with digital indicators, (2) Publicaciones providing studies and publications on topics like AI usage, digital competencies, cybersecurity, and e-commerce, (3) Indicadores offering data panels organized by European comparison, enterprises, TIC sector, and households, and (4) Centro de Documentación providing specialized research resources. The platform also features Radar Ontsi for news aggregation and thematic publications including La Sociedad Digital, Brecha digital de género, and Indicadores de uso de inteligencia artificial. Ontsi Data serves as the core analytical tool enabling users to create their own reports, while the publications and indicators services provide pre-compiled research and metrics on Spain's digital transformation.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ontsi Data A web-based analytical tool that allows users to create custom reports using the main indicators of the Information Society, the ICT sector, and Telecommunications in Spain, sourcing data from INE, Eurostat, ITU, and other official bodies. It is intended for government, researchers, enterprises, and citizens.
• Publicaciones (Publications) A comprehensive catalog of studies, reports, and publications covering digital society topics including AI indicators, digital competencies, digital divide, e-commerce, cybersecurity, digital rights, and the Digital Decade. Available as free PDF downloads.
• Indicadores (Indicators) Data panels and indicators organized into four categories: European comparison, enterprises, ICT sector, and households/citizens, providing measurable metrics on Spain's digital development covering digital skills, AI adoption, connectivity, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and public digital services.
• Centro de Documentación A specialized documentation center offering access to information resources, publications, journals, and statistics related to digital transformation and technological advancement, primarily serving researchers and academics.
• Radar Ontsi A news aggregation service providing the latest updates and current events related to digital society topics in Spain, including new publications, indicator releases, and policy developments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93.8/100 on ITU ICT Development Index (IDI 2026), placing Spain among top countries globally — tracked and published by Ontsi
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Integration5 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INCIBE (Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026INCIBE collaborated with ONTSI on the 'Análisis comparativo de la Normativa y Regulación sobre Ciberseguridad' report published within the ObservaCIBER framework, analyzing cybersecurity regulations and their relationship with data protection in Spain and the EU.
• Mobile World Capital BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Mobile World Capital Barcelona co-organized the I Encuentro Internacional por los Derechos Digitales (May 2026, Barcelona) with the Ministry of Transformation Digital and Red.es/ONTSI. The event gathered 100+ international and national experts to discuss digital rights, AI regulation, cybersecurity, and protection of minors online.
• Observatorio de Derechos Digitales (Digital Rights Observatory)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The Digital Rights Observatory (under the Ministry for Digital Transformation) leads the I Encuentro Internacional por los Derechos Digitales initiative, with ONTSI/Red.es as a key collaborator. The observatory focuses on protecting digital rights in areas such as identity, AI, cybersecurity, and minors' protection online.
• UNICEF EspañacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025UNICEF España co-leads the Infancia Digital project with ONTSI, Red.es, and the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, along with CCII. This joint research initiative studies the digital life of children and adolescents through three studies incorporating the voices of nearly 100,000 minors, their families, and educators.
• Universidad de Santiago de CompostelacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Universidad de Santiago de Compostela is a co-developer of the Infancia Digital project, contributing academic research expertise to understand the digital environments and well-being of children and adolescents in Spain.
• Consejo General de Colegios de Ingeniería en Informática (CCII)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025CCII co-leads the Infancia Digital project, bringing technical informatics engineering expertise to the study of children's and adolescents' digital environments and well-being.
• Red.escoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOntsi is an organ of Red.es, the public business entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function. Red.es provides institutional oversight, funding, and administrative support. The two entities share the same headquarters (Edificio Bronce, Madrid) and operate under the same regulatory framework.
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)minorOthersONTSI draws on ITU data and reports (ICT Development Index — IDI) as official source material for its connectivity and digital infrastructure analyses. ITU is the primary source for Spain's IDI scores cited across ONTSI publications.
• INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística)coreOthersINE is the primary national data source for ONTSI's household ICT surveys, enterprise digitalization surveys, and demographic digital skills data. ONTSI draws exclusively on official INE data for its national statistics.
• EurostatcoreOthersEurostat provides European comparison data used by ONTSI across all its indicator categories, enabling Spain vs. EU average comparisons in digital skills, AI adoption, e-commerce, connectivity, and public digital services.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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