{"id":11441,"date":"2026-07-07T10:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/solutions\/public-authorities\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:05:04","slug":"public-authorities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/solutions\/public-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-saas-green-light-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Digital Sovereignty That Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open-Source Applications for Public Authorities, Operated in Europe<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Municipalities, schools, universities, and institutions with a public mandate face specific<br\/>requirements: data protection must be resilient, websites must be accessible, and software<br\/>should not bind you to a single vendor for years. Open software operated in Europe<br\/>meets these requirements \u2013 provided someone takes reliable charge of operations. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Open Source<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public funds should create the most sustainable solutions possible. Open software can be<br\/>audited, adapted, and shared, and it can continue to be operated by a different service provider.<br\/>This reduces dependencies and ensures that decisions remain transparent even years later. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Operate<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Accessible Websites.<\/strong> Contao and TYPO3 provide the foundation for accessible presences<br\/>according to BITV and WCAG; TYPO3 additionally offers multi-language support and finely tuned permissions for many<br\/>editors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/app-category\/content-management\/\">Content Management \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Collaboration.<\/strong> Nextcloud for files and calendars, Jitsi Meet for video conferencing,<br\/>OpenProject for projects and initiatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/app-category\/collaboration-communication\/\">Collaboration &amp; Communication \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Custom Specialized Applications.<\/strong> If you have your own applications developed or operated, you will find the<br\/>right environment with us. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/solutions\/public-authorities\/custom-development\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"\/loesungen\/oeffentliche-traeger\/individual-entwicklung\/\">Custom Development \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Protection and Certifications<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operation exclusively in certified data centers in Europe (ISO 27001; in the Private Cloud, additionally SOC 1 and SOC 2).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GDPR-compliant, Data Processing Agreement (DPA) available upon request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated resources or Private Cloud with exclusively reserved hardware available upon request.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical Fields of Application<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Websites for municipalities, schools, or institutions<\/strong> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/contao\/\">Contao<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/typo3\/\">TYPO3<\/a> \u2013 accessible and with permissions for many editors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intranet and Knowledge Management<\/strong> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/foswiki\/\">Foswiki<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/mediawiki\/\">MediaWiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>File Storage and Collaboration<\/strong> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/nextcloud\/\">Nextcloud<\/a> instead of US cloud services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Video Conferencing<\/strong> for committees, teaching, and citizen consultation hours with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/jitsi-meet\/\">Jitsi Meet<\/a> \u2013 no account or installation required for participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inquiries and Service<\/strong> with ticketing systems like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/zammad\/\">Zammad<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/znuny\/\">Znuny<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Predictable for Budgeting and Procurement<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each application has fixed monthly prices per plan, which can be planned for in the budget. For procurement processes, we will provide you with a written offer including a service description. And because we rely on open software, the solution remains portable \u2013 even to another service provider.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open, transparent, in Europe \u2013 this is how digitalization becomes sovereign.<\/p>\n<section class=\"agency-teaser-block alignfull wp-block-custom-agency-teaser\" id=\"agency-teaser\">\n\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__panel agency-teaser-block__panel--dark-green\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/managed-hosting.webp)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__title-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"agency-teaser-block__title agency-teaser-block__title--h2\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Software for Municipalities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"agency-teaser-block__title-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"agency-teaser-block__intro\">Our agency, SaaS Web, develops specialized applications for municipalities and then operates them ourselves \u2013 from a single source, GDPR-compliant in Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__button-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button agency-teaser-block__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.agency\/software\/software-fuer-kommunen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To the Solutions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__aside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"agency-teaser-block__list agency-teaser-block__list--star\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"agency-teaser-block__list-item\">Vacation Platform for Municipalities<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"agency-teaser-block__list-item\">Discount Program for Citizens<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"agency-teaser-block__list-item\">After-School Care Management<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open-Source Applications for Public Authorities, Operated in Europe Municipalities, schools, universities, and institutions with a public mandate face specificrequirements: data protection must be resilient, websites must be accessible, and softwareshould not bind you to a single vendor for years. Open software operated in Europemeets these requirements \u2013 provided someone takes reliable charge of operations. 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