Information technology and systems

We modernise Cabo Verde’s public systems

Paper-based processes and systems that don’t talk to each other slow down public services. Since 2016, we have built and integrated systems for municipal councils, ministries and public institutes, on IGRP 3.0 and microservices.

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  • 9projects for Cabo Verde’s public sector
  • 11partner public institutions
  • 3public contracts awarded through the UGPE
  • IGRP 3.0experience with the Public Administration platform

A citizen’s request, from portal to reply

An illustrative example of how we connect an institution’s systems.

  1. Portal

    online request

  2. Digital Mobile Key

    sign-in

  3. API Gateway

    routing

  4. Microservices

    Java · Spring Boot

  5. AI automation

    no manual steps

  6. Reply

    traceable

9 projects for municipal councils, ministries and public institutes

From the upgrade of Praia City Council’s SIM in 2016 to technical assistance for the National Association of Municipalities, ongoing since 2024.

  1. 2024

    SIMple service modules 70/UGPE/HISWA/2024

    National Association of Municipalities · ongoing

    Technical assistance for the development and implementation of SIMple service modules, under the Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa (HISWA) initiative. The aim is to standardise how municipalities collect, process and publish statistical data, with greater regional integration.

  2. 2024

    Revenue Management, Control and Allocation

    Ministry of State Modernisation and Public Administration (MMEAP / Casa do Cidadão)

    Solutions to manage, control and allocate the revenue of the Casa do Cidadão. They helped streamline administrative processes and made the service to citizens more transparent.

  3. 2023

    Housing Information System (SIH) RFP 028-SOEP-UGPE

    General Directorate of Housing

    Technical assistance to create the Cabo Verde Housing Portal, to strengthen housing management and the efficiency of the sector’s public services.

  4. 2023

    Communication platform between municipalities and central government

    Ministry of Territorial Cohesion (MCT)

    A digital platform connecting the municipalities to central government, under the decentralisation policy. It strengthened relations with local authorities and made the exchange of information smoother and more transparent.

  5. 2022

    SIGTP improvements RFP 027-SOEP-UGPE

    National Institute for Territorial Management (INGT) · Ministry of Infrastructure, Land Planning and Housing

    A new user experience and new features in the Real Estate and Transaction Information Management System.

  6. 2019

    Digitising property records and linking them to plots

    National Institute for Territorial Management (INGT)

    Digitisation and validation of property records (matrizes) and their association with the corresponding plots. It improved land management processes and gave the INGT accurate data to base its decisions on.

  7. 2019

    Process Management

    National Directorate of Environment

    Digitisation of internal environmental management processes, with every process traceable. The solutions we implemented made decision-making on environmental processes faster.

  8. 2018

    Process management and integration with the Digital Mobile Key

    Ministry of Finance

    Part of the Strategic Agenda for the Modernisation of the State and Public Administration of Cabo Verde. It improved the Ministry’s processes and administrative transparency.

  9. 2016

    Municipal Information System (SIM)

    Praia City Council

    Upgrade of the Municipal Information System and the Single Social Register (CUBIS). It strengthened the Council’s digital infrastructure and streamlined its services to citizens.

From analysis to production, with a single team

Systems Analysis and Development

We gather requirements with your teams and build custom systems, such as the Housing Information System for the General Directorate of Housing.

Process Management and Integration

We connect your services to each other and to external systems through APIs. For the Ministry of Finance, we integrated process management with the Digital Mobile Key.

Infrastructure and Technical Support

We install, modernise and maintain the infrastructure your systems run on, including Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters.

Consulting and Training

We train your teams in programming and process management, so they can run and evolve the systems after handover.

Microservices, Kubernetes and AI in public systems

We design solutions as Java/Spring Boot microservices, delivered through CI/CD pipelines and orchestrated on Kubernetes. We use AI to automate manual tasks.

01

Information Systems

We build and modernise systems such as the SIM (Municipal Information System), Warehouse Management and SIGE, which we have moved to IGRP 3.0 and microservices.

02

Microservices and Integration

Java and Spring Boot microservices that communicate over REST, SOAP and an API Gateway, through secure web services.

03

DevOps and Agile Management

We deliver in sprints, from design to production. Every release goes through CI/CD pipelines and runs in Docker containers orchestrated with Kubernetes.

04

Artificial Intelligence

We integrate AI and automation into Java/Spring Boot, C#/.NET, PL/SQL and JavaScript solutions, to cut repetitive manual work.

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • REST
    • SOAP
    • API Gateway
    • Microservices
    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • C# / .NET
    • JavaScript
    • IGRP 3.0
    • PL/SQL
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • CI/CD

Institutions we work with

  • Praia City Council
  • Ministry of Finance
  • INGT
  • Ministry of Infrastructure, Land Planning and Housing
  • National Directorate of Environment
  • Ministry of Territorial Cohesion
  • MMEAP / Casa do Cidadão
  • National Association of Municipalities
  • NOSI
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Banco de Cabo Verde

Custom software, made in Praia

Tavares & Alves Digital (T&A Digital) is based in Palmarejo, in the city of Praia, and builds applications for the Public Administration and for businesses. We work in the IGRP 3.0 ecosystem together with NOSI, so the modules we build fit the systems institutions already use.

Mission

To provide quality information technology and systems services that satisfy our clients, create added value and contribute to the sustained development of Cabo Verde’s information society.

Vision

To be a technology and information systems company focused on customer service, technologically advanced, socially responsible and engaged.

Ethics

Loyal and responsible staff who identify with the company, respect its principles and rules, and bring it credit through their professional and personal conduct.

Team spirit

We work together openly and constructively, with enthusiasm and energy, putting common interests above individual ones.

What sets us apart

Proven experience

Nine projects since 2016 for municipal councils, ministries and public institutes, including Praia City Council, the Ministry of Finance and the INGT.

Specialised team

Expertise in Java/Spring Boot, .NET, IGRP 3.0, Kubernetes and DevOps practices, with agile methods from design to production.

Strategic partnerships

We work with NOSI, ministries, institutes and municipal councils, with a command of the Public Administration’s IGRP 3.0 ecosystem.

AI and modern architectures

Scalable solutions on microservices and Kubernetes, with integrated AI to automate processes and speed up digital transformation.

Tell us about the system your institution needs

Let us know which process you want to digitise or which system needs modernising. We’ll review your request and send you a quote.

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