An Overview of Rede.gov.br as a Federative Mechanism for Digital Government Development in Brazil.

Federations form a way of governing nations. The decisions are taken impact all constituent units, where Brazil is among the 28 nations that adopt this model of government. Among the federative relations it presents in the country, actions for the modernization of public management and for Digital Government have been evolving after the Constitutional Amendment 19/1998. In this sense, one of the main current initiatives is the National Digital Government Network - Rede gov.br, which promotes Digital Government initiatives in the Brazilian public sector. The objective of this article was to present the current stage of the process of integration of the States and the Federal District (FUs) to the Rede.gov.br. The main results indicate that 73% of the analyzed FUs followed the Rede.gov.br. As a result, the functionalities available on Rede.gov.br are quickly diffused among these entities. Still, among the federative ones that are not yet being implemented as solutions, there will be joining and a good part of the FUs moving in this direction. On the other hand, some FUs still face problems such as the essential need for public services, lack of qualified personnel or infrastructure for implementation as functionalities. From the information identified in these, specific ones can be directed to the federated units to overcome the challenges pointed out and advance the Digital Transformation objectives among the federated actions in Brazil.