Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico della Provincia di Modena

What Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico della Provincia di Modena does

The Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico della Provincia di Modena is a statutory public administration consortium of eight municipalities in the Province of Modena, Italy — Fiorano Modenese, Formigine, Frassinoro, Maranello, Montefiorino, Palagano, Prignano sulla Secchia, and Sassuolo — serving a resident population of approximately 170,000+. It coordinates the delivery of administrative, social welfare, family support, youth, and anti-violence services across its member municipalities, operating a network that includes the headquarters in Sassuolo (Via Adda, 50/O), four Centro per le Famiglie locations (Sassuolo, Formigine, Maranello, Fiorano Modenese), the Centro Antiviolenza Tina, the Paggerie Giovani youth spaces, and territorial social service offices.

The consortium's digital product portfolio comprises an institutional website as the primary communications channel, a Citizen Portal with Single Sign-On via SPID/CIE for secure access to administrative services, and an OpenData portal built on CKAN and CSW APIs that publishes public datasets across thirteen thematic categories (Agriculture, Environment, Economy, Energy, Justice, Government, Education, Population, Regions, Health, Science, Transport, International Affairs). Digital transformation is led by the Settore Transizione Digitale e Demografici with a Responsabile della Transizione Digitale, and the entity holds a first-place ranking in Emilia-Romagna for Smart Working implementation.

The entity is not a commercial company. It is publicly funded through contributions from its member municipalities, regional transfers from Regione Emilia-Romagna, and national program funding (including the 2023 Youth Policy Fund from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and ANCI co-financing). Governance is led by President Francesco Tosi; the organization has approximately 28 employees and pursues no external fundraising, M&A, or IPO activity.

Name

Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico della Provincia di Modena

Legal name

Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico della Provincia di Modena

Website

https://distrettoceramico.mo.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico is a statutory Italian public administration consortium of eight municipalities in the Province of Modena, coordinating administrative, social welfare, family, youth, and anti-violence services for ~170,000+ residents, funded by public taxation and intergovernmental grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Inter-municipal coordination
• Social welfare programs
• Open government data
• Citizen service portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Sassuolo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Funding: Governmental funding from member municipalities, regional funding from Regione Emilia-Romagna, and national funding from Italian government programs for public administration services and social welfare programs

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico is a public administrative consortium that coordinates and delivers municipal services across eight member municipalities in the Province of Modena. Its core offerings include digital administrative services (institutional website, citizen portal with SPID/CIE authentication, open data portal), social welfare services (family centers, anti-violence support, elderly and disability care, youth programs), and inter-municipal coordination functions funded through member contributions and government grants.

Product overview

The Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico della Provincia di Modena is a public administration union comprising 8 municipalities in the Modena province. Its digital product portfolio consists primarily of institutional web portals and citizen services rather than commercial software products. The core offerings include: (1) the main institutional website serving as the official communication and service delivery platform; (2) an OpenData portal based on CKAN technology providing public datasets in 13 thematic categories to promote transparency; (3) a Citizen Portal with SSO access for administrative services; (4) family support services through the Centro per le Famiglie network; (5) anti-violence services via Centro Antiviolenza Tina; (6) youth spaces called Paggerie Giovani; and (7) territorial social services across member municipalities. The union also provides APIs (CKAN and CSW) for developer access to open data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Portale Opendata Unione Comuni Distretto Ceramico: Open data portal providing public data in open formats for transparency and civic participation
• Centro per le Famiglie Distretto Ceramico
• Paggerie Giovani
• TINA - Centro Antiviolenza

Products and services

• OpenData Portal of Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico An open data portal providing public datasets in standardized open formats (CSV, Linked Open Data) organized across 13 thematic categories: Agriculture, Environment, Economy, Energy, Justice, Government, Education, Population, Regions, Health, Science, Transport, and International Affairs. The portal promotes transparency, citizen participation, and data reuse for citizens, businesses, and associations across the eight member municipalities. It is backed by CKAN and CSW APIs for developer access.
• Main Institutional Website The official website serving as the primary communication and service delivery platform for the union of municipalities, offering administrative information, institutional acts, public notices, and citizen services for the eight member municipalities of the ceramic district.
• Centro per le Famiglie (Family Center) A network of family support services with locations in Sassuolo, Maranello, Formigine, and Fiorano Modenese, providing a listening center for women in difficulty, educational consulting, family and couples counseling, and individual counseling services for residents of the district.
• Centro Antiviolenza Tina A district-level anti-violence center providing support services for women experiencing violence, operating as part of the social policies and health services offered by the union across the member municipalities.
• Citizen Portal (Portale Cittadino) A personal area portal enabling citizens to access individual services, with SSO authentication support (SPID/CIE) for secure access to administrative services across the eight member municipalities.
• Paggerie Giovani (Youth Spaces) Youth-oriented cultural and social spaces managed by the union, hosting events, workshops, and activities for young people under 35, including the Paggerie Bene Comune project co-funded by ANCI and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
• Servizio Sociale Territoriale (Territorial Social Services) Territorial social services including social desk, professional social services, home assistance for elderly and disabled, housing interventions, immigration services, and volunteer promotion, operating across the member municipalities of the district.

Quantifiable outcome

• First place in Emilia-Romagna region for Smart Working implementation

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANCI (Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Co-financing partner for youth programs including 'Paggerie Bene Comune' project and Le Paggerie Giovani summer event series. ANCI provides national-level support and funding for youth engagement initiatives in the ceramic district.
• Comune di SassuolocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Municipal collaboration for youth programs, cultural events, and administrative services. Co-organizer of Paggerie Giovani events and TEDx Sassuolo workshop series at Sala Biasin.
• Regione Emilia-RomagnacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government entity providing regulatory framework and support for Open Data initiatives and public administration digital transformation.
• WeRoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for youth engagement activities, providing tabletop gaming events as social inclusion and socialization tools for young people under 35.
• Sugar PaperminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal partner providing mobile photography workshop services as part of youth cultural and educational programs.
• Le Idee del DistrettominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal cultural association curating TEDx Sassuolo workshop 'Confini Invisibili' as part of youth engagement programming.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Municipium: Cloud platform hosted on cloud.municipiumapp.it that powers the Distretto Ceramico's Open Data portal and likely other civic-engagement modules. Adjacent as the platform supplier enabling the consortium's digital public-services offering, rather than a competitor in municipal service delivery itself.
• CKAN (Open Knowledge Foundation): Open-source data management system used by the Distretto Ceramico's Open Data portal, and maintained globally by the Open Knowledge Foundation. Adjacent/technology-layer rather than a competitor: relevant as the underlying infrastructure enabler of the consortium's open-data publishing capability.
• ANCI - Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani: National association representing Italian municipalities, listed as a co-financing and strategic partner of the Distretto Ceramico for youth programs. Adjacent rather than competitive: a national-level ecosystem participant and funding intermediary relevant to the consortium's grant-funded initiatives.

Broad incumbents

• Maggioli S.p.A. Major Italian vendor of software and services for municipalities, public administrations, and healthcare entities. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same Italian municipal-government customer base with overlapping capabilities in administrative software, document management, and citizen services.
• Lepida S.c.p.A. In-house company of Regione Emilia-Romagna providing connectivity, digital platforms, and PA digitalization services to municipalities and public entities across the region. Comparable as a broader incumbent enabling the digital infrastructure (networks, identity, e-government) that the Distretto Ceramico's Open Data and Citizen Portals depend on.
• Dedagroup S.p.A. Italian digital-services group with a dedicated Public Services business unit serving central and local public administrations. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering digital transformation, open data, and back-office administration technology to the same municipal customer segment in Italy.
• Zucchetti S.p.A. Large Italian software house with a Public Administration division providing HR, fiscal, and citizen-facing technology to comuni and enti pubblici. Comparable as a broad incumbent addressing the same municipal IT-procurement buyer with overlapping product categories (identity, document management, payments).

Direct peers

• Unione Terre di Castelli: Municipal union of several comuni in the Modena province area (Vignola, Marano sul Panaro, Savignano sul Panaro, etc.) operating under the same Unione di Comuni legal framework as the Distretto Ceramico. Directly comparable as a peer Italian municipal union coordinating administrative and social services across a multi-municipality territory in Emilia-Romagna.
• Unione dei Comuni Valli Dolo Dragone Secchia: Smaller Unione di Comuni in the Modena/Emilia-Romagna Apennine area providing joint administrative and social services to a cluster of mountain comuni. Comparable as a same-format municipal union operating in the same province and serving rural communities with similar service-portfolio challenges.
• Unione dei Comuni della Val d'Enza: Municipal union of comuni in the province of Reggio Emilia (including Sant'Ilario d'Enza, Cavriago, Montecchio Emilia) operating as an Unione di Comuni under identical Italian public-administration law. Directly comparable as a same-format municipal union delivering coordinated administrative, social, and educational services in the same region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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