Learning path to an emergent ecosystem: the Brazilian public software experience

  • Authors:

  • A. M. Alves;G. Stefanuto;C. Salviano;P. Drummond;C. Meffe

  • Affiliations:

  • Information Technology Center, Campinas, SP, Brazil;Information Technology Center, Campinas, SP, Brazil;Information Technology Center, Campinas, SP, Brazil;State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil;Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the International Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Brazilian Public Software (SPB in Portuguese) is an innovative experience in public administration. It combines features of the free software production model with the concept of public goods and is delivered by a portal that links different people and interests. The evolution of SPB as a digital ecosystem can be best understood using Complex Thinking Theory (CTT). The paper describes how methodologies based on System Thinking, part of CTT, were used to obtain empirical evidence that the SPB ecosystem evolves in learning cycles and concludes that this could result in a maturity model for SPB.