What is the Municipality Data Platform?

Our Municipality Data Platform provides municipalities with a powerful and comprehensive solution to securely collect, process, and analyze data. It enables municipalities to work smarter and more efficiently by making data-driven decisions and optimizing processes. The platform connects and streamlines data sources, giving municipalities a real-time and complete overview of their information. This results in better policy decisions, faster decision-making, and improved services for citizens and organizations.

With advanced automation and integrated analytics, our platform helps municipalities turn insights into action instantly. This reduces administrative burdens, accelerates workflows, and increases operational efficiency.

Our platform is built on Microsoft Azure, ensuring municipalities benefit from a secure, scalable, and flexible cloud environment. As a Microsoft Data & AI Solutions Partner, we ensure that municipalities always have access to the latest technologies and best practices in data and AI.

Our Approach: The 3 P’s

To ensure a robust and scalable data platform, we focus on three essential aspects:

• Platform – A secure, scalable infrastructure designed for municipal needs.
• Process – A structured workflow for data governance and integration.
• People – Supporting municipal staff in working effectively with data.

By balancing these three elements, we build a solid foundation for municipalities to manage data effectively, streamline processes, and improve public services.

The 6V Model

Modern municipalities rely on large amounts of data for decision-making, but managing this data effectively requires a structured approach. The 6V Model helps define the key challenges and opportunities in municipal data management by expanding the traditional 3Vs (Volume, Variety, Velocity) with three additional factors:

• Volume – The vast amount of data municipalities collect, from citizen records to environmental monitoring.
• Variety – Different types of data, including structured databases, reports, sensor data, and social insights.
• Velocity – The speed at which new data is generated and needs to be processed for real-time decision-making.
• Veracity – The reliability and accuracy of data, ensuring quality and trust in analytics.
• Value – The ability to extract meaningful insights that support better policies and services.
• Variability – The changing nature of data over time, requiring flexible and adaptive data models.

By structuring municipal data within this framework, municipalities can improve efficiency, enhance data-driven decision-making, and ensure their data infrastructure is future-proof.

The GGM Model

Municipalities collect and manage vast amounts of data across different domains, from citizen services to urban planning. The Gemeentelijk Gegevensmodel (GGM) provides a standardized framework to structure and organize this data, ensuring consistency and interoperability across systems.

By implementing the GGM, municipalities can:

• Ensure data consistency – A unified structure prevents data fragmentation across departments.
• Improve interoperability – Seamless data exchange with other municipal and national systems.
• Enhance data quality – Clear definitions and structures reduce errors and improve governance.

The GGM organizes data into key categories such as residents, addresses, and municipal services, following structured layers to ensure clarity and efficiency. This model enables better policy-making, supports compliance with regulations, and helps municipalities make data-driven decisions with confidence.

Managing municipal data doesn't have to be complex. With the right platform, municipalities can make better decisions, improve efficiency, and ensure compliance with regulations, while keeping full control over their data.

Discover how our Municipality Data Platform can help your municipality manage data more efficiently and make smarter decisions. Get in touch with us today