Provincia di Modena

What Provincia di Modena does

Provincia di Modena is a second-level local government entity (Ente locale) under Italian law, operating between the regional government (Regione Emilia-Romagna) and 47 municipalities within the Modena province. Established in 1946 as part of the post-war reorganization of Italian local government and restructured under the 2014 Legge Delrio reform, it provides mandated territorial coordination services to a resident population of 711,502. Its functional scope covers provincial road network management (1,600+ km of roads), state secondary school building maintenance, territorial planning, environmental and wildlife management (including hunting permits and agricultural damage prevention), public works supervision, and coordination of the Ciclovia del Sole national cycling route through its territory. It also played the coordinating role in post-May 2023 flood reconstruction, channeling €14.75 million of project value through Consap S.p.A. across 32 infrastructure recovery sites.

The Province operates a multi-channel service delivery model combining physical URP service counters at its Modena headquarters (Viale Martiri della Libertà 34) with a portfolio of integrated digital portals: SPID/Lepida ID for identity verification, PagoPA for electronic payments, SUAPER for business permits, SATER for regional procurement, CPortal for standardized building permits in the Ceramics District, Rilfedeur for geolocated citizen reporting, SisTeMoNet for web-GIS territorial data, and ModenaStatistiche for demographic statistics. These platforms integrate with national systems (SPID, PagoPA) and regional systems (SUAPER, SATER) but are conventional e-government tools rather than AI-driven services. The Province coordinates with municipal unions (Unione dei Comuni del Distretto Ceramico, Unione Terre di Castelli) and judicial partners (Tribunale di Modena) for shared services including the Proximity Office initiative, press office coordination, and youth engagement programs.

Provincia di Modena is funded through government allocations, regional transfers from Regione Emilia-Romagna, local taxation, and fees for specific administrative services (concessions, authorizations, certifications) — it does not operate a commercial revenue model and has no shareholders, equity investors, or IPO-eligible structure. It is governed by President Fabio Braglia, elected in January 2023 and re-elected in September 2024, and participates in UPI (Unione Province Italiane) for national-level policy coordination. The Province is one of 10 second-tier entities in Emilia-Romagna and is recognized through the 2026 'Modena Capitale Italiana del Volontariato' designation for its civic engagement culture.

Name

Provincia di Modena

Legal name

Provincia di Modena

Website

https://provincia.modena.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Provincia di Modena is a second-level Italian local government entity providing territorial coordination, provincial road management (1,600+ km), state school administration, and public services to 711,502 residents across 47 municipalities in Emilia-Romagna.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92)

SIC

Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Public Lands Administration (State/National Forests) (BPAIAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Road infrastructure management
• School building management
• Territorial planning services
• Government e-services

Headquarters

HQ city

Modena

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Funding: Provincia di Modena operates as a public administration entity funded primarily through government allocations, regional transfers, and local taxation. Revenue comes from national and regional government funding formulas, local taxes, and service fees for specific administrative functions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Provincia di Modena is a provincial public authority that manages 1,600+ km of provincial road infrastructure, state school buildings, territorial planning, environmental and wildlife management, and provides administrative services to 47 municipalities and 711,502 residents. It delivers these services through physical service centers (URP), online digital portals (SPID, PagoPA, SUAP, SATER), and direct administrative offices, while also coordinating post-disaster reconstruction, agricultural concessions, hunting permits, and public works supervision across the province.

Product overview

Provincia di Modena operates as a provincial government administration offering a unified digital services portal featuring multiple integrated online platforms. The core offering includes Servizi Online (online services portal) providing citizen access to SPID credentials, PagoPA payments, SUAP applications, and SATER procurement. Key specialized platforms include CPortal for standardized building permit applications in the Ceramics District, Rilfedeur for citizen reporting, SisTeMoNet for geographic information, and ModenaStatistiche for demographic statistics. The ecosystem integrates with national systems including SPID identity verification, PagoPA payment infrastructure, and regional platforms like SUAPER and SATER for administrative procedures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Servizi Online Unified online portal offering citizens and businesses access to administrative services including SPID credentials, PagoPA payments, SUAP applications, SATER procurement, transport authorizations, road concessions, archive access requests, and school building maintenance requests.
• CPortal Digital platform that simplifies, accelerates, and standardizes building permit applications across all municipalities in the Ceramics District, enabling professionals to submit applications to the Single Window for Construction (SUE) electronically.
• Rilfedeur Geolocated citizen reporting service allowing residents to submit reports about degradation situations, phenomena causing discomfort, or obstacles to civil coexistence related to provincial jurisdiction matters.
• SisTeMoNet (Sistema Monografico Territoriale) Geographic portal of the Modenese Territory providing web-GIS services for territorial data visualization and analysis across the province.
• ModenaStatistiche Statistics portal providing demographic data and statistical information for the provincial territory including population figures, migration flows, and observatory services.
• Osservatorio Demografico Online Online demographic observatory providing real-time demographic statistics and data for the Province of Modena, including population trends and migration analysis.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UPI - Unione Province ItalianecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Provincia di Modena participates in UPI (Union of Italian Provinces), the national association representing provincial governments. President Fabio Braglia serves on the UPI Emilia-Romagna executive board, and the province actively engages in UPI initiatives for provincial government advocacy and policy coordination.
• Consap S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Consap S.p.A. serves as the implementing entity (ente attuatore) for post-flood reconstruction projects in Modena following the May 2023 floods. The company manages 32 reconstruction projects valued at 14.75 million euros on behalf of the Province of Modena. Projects include road infrastructure repairs, rock removal, and slope stabilization works across the provincial territory.
• Regione Emilia-RomagnacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Regione Emilia-Romagna acts as the beneficiary entity for PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) funding, with Provincia di Modena as the implementing body for various infrastructure projects including the Ciclovia del Sole cycling route. The region coordinates territorial strategies and provides funding frameworks for provincial initiatives.
• Unione dei Comuni del Distretto CeramicomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Union of Municipalities of the Ceramics District works with the Province on shared services including press office functions, digital transformation initiatives (CPortal platform for building permits), and social welfare projects like the Teen Networking youth engagement program.
• Unione Terre di CastellimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion of Municipalities collaborating with the Province on the Tecnopolo (Technology Pole) project in Spilamberto, aimed at research, green transition, and sustainable development initiatives.
• Tribunale di ModenamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Court of Modena collaborates with the Province and the Ceramics District Union on the 'Proximity Office' (Ufficio di Prossimità) initiative, bringing judicial services closer to citizens in the district.
• Zini Elio srlminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company based in Bologna awarded the contract for the new cycling-pedestrian bridge in Concordia sulla Secchia, valued at 1.55 million euros under PNRR funding.
• T&D Ingegneri AssociatiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm from Trento responsible for the design of the new cycling-pedestrian bridge over the Secchia river in Concordia.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Provincia di Piacenza: Western Emilia-Romagna Province with the same institutional role, regional digital integrations (SUAP, SATER), and mountain-area road maintenance obligations.
• Provincia di Bologna: Neighboring Emilia-Romagna provincial/metropolitan authority with equivalent statutory competencies over roads, schools, and territorial planning, and shared digital platforms (SPID, PagoPA, SUAP).
• Provincia di Reggio Emilia: Adjacent Emilia-Romagna Province performing the same second-tier functions (roads, schools, environment, territorial services) under the same D.Lgs. 267/2000 framework.
• Provincia di Ferrara: Regional peer administering the same provincial competencies (viability, edilizia scolastica, ambiente) under identical Italian legislation and UPI coordination.
• Provincia di Ravenna: Coastal Emilia-Romagna Province with matching post-2014 reduced-function mandate, PNRR project execution, and Ciclovia/cycling-infrastructure involvement.
• Provincia di Parma: Emilia-Romagna peer Province with parallel mandate on provincial roads, secondary school buildings, hunting/wildlife regulation, and PNRR-funded infrastructure delivery.
• Provincia di Rimini: Smallest Emilia-Romagna Province with parallel functions in road maintenance, school building administration, and citizen-facing digital services.
• Provincia di Forlì-Cesena: Emilia-Romagna Province operating analogous competencies on roads, schools, environment, and territorial coordination within the same regional governance framework.

Others

• UPI - Unione Province d'Italia: National association in which Provincia di Modena participates through its president; represents the institutional/advocacy counterpart rather than a service competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Città Metropolitana di Milano: Larger metropolitan-tier entity (post-Delrio upgrade) performing similar provincial functions at greater scale; broader fiscal and administrative autonomy than Modena.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/provinciamodena
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProvinciadiModena
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/provinciadimodena
• Instagraminstagram.com/provinciadimodena

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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