ESOP – Associação de Empresas de Software Open Source Portuguesas
Acronym: ESOP
General Information
Identification Code: 671995345245-58
Website: https://esop.pt/
Entity Form: Associação sem fins lucrativos
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 1/21/2022
Last Update: 1/23/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: ESOP is the Portuguese Open Source Business Alliance representing private and public institutions involved with software and services based on Open Source solutions.
A Associação tem por objecto:
a) a promoção, o desenvolvimento e a dinamização do mercado de software open source em Portugal e nos países de língua oficial portuguesa;
b) a defesa dos direitos e legítimos interesses das empresas do sector, podendo para o efeito desenvolver todas as actividades adequadas a tal fim.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Banking and financial services
- Borders and security
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Communication
- Competition
- Consumers
- Customs
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Enlargement
- Environment
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- global
- sub-national
- national
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: All legislative and/or policies discussions on the transparency of activities involving ICT, with special emphasis on Software, Hardware and Open Source.
Any matter related to the topics of Digital Sovereignty, Transparency, Open Data and Open Standards.
Communication Activities: https://esop.pt/destaque/open-source-e-chave-para-lideranca-europeia-na-proxima-vaga-da-digitalizacao
https://esop.pt/destaque/o-open-source-vai-impulsionar-economia-e-aumentar-autonomia-digital-diz-estudo-da-ue
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rua Soeiro Pereira GomesLote 1 – 4ºB
Post Code: 1600-196
City: Lisboa
Country: PORTUGAL
Phone:
Indic Phone: 351
Phone Number: 964356767
EU Office
Address: Rua Soeiro Pereira GomesLote 1 – 4ºB
Post Code: 1600-196
City: Lisboa
Country: PORTUGAL
Phone:
Indic Phone: 351
Phone Number: 964356767
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Complementary Information: All members of the Boards do not receive any compensation for their work on the association, except for the reimbursement of expenses made whilst representing ESOP.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 5
Members: 6
Members F T E: 1.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.esop.pt/#associados
APDSI - https://apdsi.pt/
Organisation Members: https://www.esop.pt/#associados
APELL - https://www.apell.info/
Current Job Opportunities
Research Intern at ESOP – Open Source Business Alliance
ESOP – Associação de Empresas de Software Open Source Portuguesas
internBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025