Concurso como modalidade de licitação: uma ferramenta para a gestão em tecnologia da informação no estado do Ceará

Abstract

This work investigates the possibility of applying the bidding modality of contest to promote the management of information technology based on free software. For this, it is explained how the contest is inserted in the national law of public bidding and administrative contracts, especially its characteristics. Then, it makes an overview of the public management of information technology at the federal and state levels to consider how the contest could be designed for the acquisition of programs and applications. It concludes that the contest modality can be used for low complexity applications, due to the costs involved, and that the adoption of this policy can foster technological development in the State of Ceará.