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title: Public Sector & GovTech Software Development
description: We build and modernize systems for government agencies and GovTech companies: municipal management, digital public services and platforms built to last.
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# Software development for the public sector and GovTech

We build and modernize systems for government agencies and for the GovTech companies that supply their technology: municipal management, digital public services and platforms that need to last for years.

## What the public sector needs from software today

Latin America has more than 18,000 local and regional governments, and each one needs systems to manage paperwork, fees, case files and services. Many of those systems were built years ago and hold business logic that can't be lost.

The challenge is modernizing them without disrupting operations: improving the experience for residents and staff, updating the technology and digitizing procedures that still happen at a counter, on budgets and timelines that rule out rewriting everything from scratch.

- 18,000+ local and regional governments operate in Latin America, handling about a fifth of public spending on average. (CAF — Economy and Development Report 2025, https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/2440)
- 2.3x is how much governments worldwide will grow their tech investment between 2024 and 2034, reaching $1.42 trillion. (IDB Lab — Open innovation with a GovTech approach, https://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Como-hacer-innovacion-abierta-con-enfoque-GovTech-en-tu-ciudad.pdf)
- 40x more is what an in-person government procedure can cost the state compared with its digital version. (IDB — Wait No More, https://www.iadb.org/es/noticias/digitalizacion-de-los-tramites-reduciria-la-corrupcion-y-los-costos-de-la-burocracia-en)

## How we help the public sector

- **Modernizing existing systems**: A path to update technology and experience while keeping the logic that already works, with the new and current systems running side by side.
- **Municipal management systems**: Platforms to manage procedures, case files and services, adaptable to each municipality's reality.
- **Digital public services**: Portals and apps so citizens can do online what today requires a trip to a counter.
- **AI as an accelerator**: We use AI to analyze legacy systems, document them and speed up the migration, with technical oversight at every step.

## What we've built for this industry

- [APESAU](https://www.tupaca.com/en/success-stories/apesau): We built an AI Opportunity Map for the time and attendance team at APESAU, Argentina's state advertising agency, with proposals ranked by impact and cost — all from a single one-hour discovery session.
- [Jotafí](https://www.tupaca.com/en/success-stories/jotafi): We designed the technical roadmap to modernize SIGeMi, Jotafí's municipal management system: a complete proposal covering architecture, technology and a gradual migration, with AI as a development accelerator.
- [Ideograma](https://www.tupaca.com/en/success-stories/ideograma): We designed and built two WordPress websites the client manages on its own: one for Ideograma, a political communication consultancy, and one for its founder, Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí.

## Frequently asked questions

**What kind of software do you build for the public sector?**
Municipal management systems for permits, case files and services, digital service portals and apps, and the modernization of systems already in use. We work with government agencies and the GovTech companies that supply their technology.

**Do we have to rebuild our current system from scratch?**
Not necessarily. We lay out a path to update the technology and the experience while keeping the logic that already works, with the new and current systems running side by side during the migration.

**How do you use AI in modernization projects?**
To analyze legacy systems, document them and speed up the migration, with technical oversight at every step.

**Do you have public sector experience?**
Yes. We designed the technical roadmap to modernize SIGeMi, Jotafí's municipal management system: architecture, technologies and a gradual migration, with AI as an accelerator. We also built the AI Opportunity Map for the time and attendance team at APESAU, Argentina's state advertising agency.

## Testimonials

> We were very pleased with the consulting engagement. The report was extremely thorough, both technically and in terms of process. The presentation was excellent too: their technical expertise really showed, and their conclusions were spot on and exactly what we expected. We are very satisfied with how this first engagement turned out, and we will certainly bring them back in the future.
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> — Ricardo Inagaki, President, Jotafí

> I want to share how satisfied we are with Tupaca's services. Choosing Tupaca as our IT services provider has been one of the best decisions we've made. Tupaca helped us scale our development team quickly, bringing in strong talent efficiently, which allowed us to hit every goal we set. Tupaca is more than a vendor — it has become a true strategic partner for our company. We deeply value their commitment and outstanding work.
>
> — José Jones, Sr Manager Software Engineer, The Walt Disney Company

> Tupaca helped us quickly bring in strong talent with exactly the right technical skills at a pivotal moment, while we were building La Nación's data engineering team. From day one they showed a deep understanding of what we needed, which gave our team a solid foundation to succeed.
>
> — Gonzalo Leon, Head of Data Architecture, La Nación

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