Better Communication with Citizens
FRED was developed to help cities, municipalities, and counties drive digital transformation and improve communication between government and citizens. “Our goal is to offer local governments real added value—an app that’s always up to date and benefits both citizens and the administration,” summarizes Fabrik19 CEO Mark Pralle.
Fabrik19’s goal is always to make maximum use of established standards. At the same time, Pralle’s team brings experience from hundreds of apps, which has been incorporated into the development of FRED. The result is a white-label app that can be customized to a municipality’s needs within a few days, without requiring extensive development.
A dedicated app for every municipality
FRED can be fully customized to match your corporate identity and the specific needs of your municipality—all while maintaining full cost control and ensuring sustainable operation. The app offers features such as the latest news from the municipality, an overview of pharmacies open during emergencies and emergency phone numbers, disaster alerts, and a calendar of events.
In the “eRathaus” section, citizens can find a wealth of information from the municipal administration—with just one click, users can view all departments, staff members, services, as well as announcements and documents related to upcoming meetings.
No duplicate data entry in FRED
Users can also discover information about attractions, institutions, clubs, and healthcare services within the app. Local businesses and restaurants can also be featured—all without the need for duplicate data entry. This is made possible by integration with Chamaeleon AG’s ionas CMS, as well as RSS feeds and geodata.
If FRED’s basic offering isn’t enough for you, you can further develop your app at any time and add new features. These currently include a PDF flipbook catalog—for example, to offer the “Blättchen” digitally—a city marketing package that allows you to offer coupons, discounts, and promotions within the app, and integration with the municipal waste collection calendar, including a reminder feature.
Collaboration with Chamaeleon AG
One of FRED’s greatest advantages is its full integration with Chamaeleon AG’s ionas CMS. All data is synchronized fully automatically via interfaces, so that all content needs to be maintained only once. “CAG has nationwide experience in the municipal sector. With its solutions for government agencies, the Montabaur-based company ensures that FRED is consistently supplied with up-to-date data,” said Pralle.
Benefits of FRED
FRED is…
Flexible: Municipalities, cities, and local governments can design the white-label app entirely in line with their corporate identity guidelines. In addition, the app can be customized to meet the specific needs and requirements of each municipality.
Revolutionary: An app perfectly tailored to a municipality can be created in just a few days. The native app is not only capable of offline use but also always incorporates the latest technology.
Expandable: The modular app includes several basic features, such as the eRathaus, a list of pharmacies open during emergencies and emergency phone numbers, and the weather forecast for the respective municipality. In addition, users can add on other features such as a trash collection calendar with a reminder function, a city marketing package, or discount promotions.
Dynamic: Thanks to the ionas CMS, RSS feeds, and geodata, data and content need to be maintained only once. The app updates automatically and always stays up to date.
Get to Know FRED Better
Would you like to learn more about FRED? You’ll have the opportunity to do so in the coming weeks and months. On August 28 and 29, we’ll be sharing a booth with Chamaeleon AG at the KOMMUNAL trade show in Oldenburg. From September 22 to 24, you’ll find us at the German City Marketing Exchange in Hanau.
Or you can contact us directly. We'd be happy to help you use FRED to create a custom app for your municipality.