EUROPEAN PARTNERS ADVISORY

What EUROPEAN PARTNERS ADVISORY does

data.gouv.fr is France's national open data platform, operated by the Direction Interministérielle du Numérique (DINUM), an interministerial digital directorate under the authority of the French Prime Minister. Launched in 2011 and governed by Decret n° 2019-1088 and the Circulaire du 27 avril 2021, the platform functions as a centralized catalog-and-portal model combining a core dataset catalog with federated thematic verticals. As of the latest disclosures, the catalog contains 75,000+ datasets and APIs, 388,000+ files, and 6,000+ publishing organizations spanning French government ministries, statistical agencies, and civil society contributors. The platform serves two-sided audiences: data producers (public administrations required by law to publish open data) and data consumers (citizens, journalists, researchers, developers, and businesses), with a documented community of 79,000+ users, 5,000+ reutilizations, and 17,000+ forum discussions.

The platform is built on udata (version 17.1.0), an open-source engine available on GitHub, with cdata (7ad44f4) as the user interface layer. Technical infrastructure includes a Python SDK, a REST API for datasets and organizations, and an API tabulaire (tabular API) in beta for programmatic querying. The platform operates thematic vertical portals in partnership with line ministries: ecologie.data.gouv.fr (Ministère de la Transition écologique), transport.data.gouv.fr and logistique.data.gouv.fr (DGITM), meteo.data.gouv.fr (Météo-France), culture.data.gouv.fr (Ministère de la Culture), and simplifions.data.gouv.fr for use-case-oriented data. Sub-products include the Annuaire des Entreprises business directory, the DVF property value explorer, a comprehensive electoral data portal covering all French elections since 1992, and schema.data.gouv.fr for data schema standardization. OVH SAS provides cloud hosting infrastructure from Roubaix, and ancillary services include Brevo (newsletter), Matomo (analytics in CNIL-compliant exempt mode), Crisp (support), and Tally (forms).

The business model is exclusively government-funded through public budget allocations; all platform services, datasets, and APIs are free, with no paid tiers or commercial revenue generation. Pricing rules prohibit paid datasets in the catalog (paid datasets may only be referenced in the Reutilisations section). Distribution is fully self-serve through direct web access, APIs, and the thematic portals. The platform is partially compliant with RGAA 4.0 accessibility standards at 79.17% as of June 2023 (up from 27.45% in September 2021) and is RGPD-compliant, with DINUM serving as data controller. Notable data reusers include Le Monde, Google Maps, Libération, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

Name

EUROPEAN PARTNERS ADVISORY

Legal name

Direction Interministérielle du Numérique (DINUM)

Website

https://data.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

data.gouv.fr is France's national open data platform, operated by DINUM, centralizing 75,000+ datasets from 6,000+ public administrations and civil society organizations for free public access by citizens, journalists, researchers, and developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Strategic advisory services
• Corporate consulting
• Business advisory
• Strategy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a French government digital service operated by DINUM, data.gouv.fr is funded through public budget allocations rather than commercial revenue generation. The platform provides its services free of charge to all users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

European Partners Advisory provides management consulting and strategic advisory services to corporate and entrepreneurial clients. Headquartered in Paris and founded in 2017, the firm delivers professional advisory engagements focused on management and strategic matters for business clients.

Product overview

data.gouv.fr is France's national open data platform operated by DINUM (Direction Interministérielle du Numérique). The platform operates as a unified catalog-and-portal model, combining a central catalog of 75,000+ datasets with thematic vertical portals. The core product consists of the dataset catalog (Jeux de données), APIs for programmatic access, and a reuse showcase. Thematic verticals extend the platform including ecologie.data.gouv.fr (ecological data), transport.data.gouv.fr (mobility), meteo.data.gouv.fr (meteorology), culture.data.gouv.fr (culture), and logistique.data.gouv.fr (logistics). Sub-products include the Annuaire des Entreprises (business directory) and the DVF property data explorer. The platform connects data producers (public administrations) with data consumers (citizens, journalists, researchers, developers) through a community-driven model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Management Consulting and Strategic Advisory Services Engagement-based management consulting and strategic advisory services for corporate entities and entrepreneurial clients, focused on management and strategic decision support.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OVH SAScoreTechnology or IntegrationOVH SAS provides cloud hosting infrastructure for data.gouv.fr. Located in Roubaix, France, OVH is a major European cloud provider.
• Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry operating the ecology-themed data portal (ecologie.data.gouv.fr) as part of the data.gouv.fr ecosystem.
• Direction Générale des Infrastructures, des Transports et des Mobilités (DGITM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirectorate operating thematic portals for transport (transport.data.gouv.fr) and logistics (logistique.data.gouv.fr) data.
• Météo-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national meteorological service operating the meteorology and climatology data portal (meteo.data.gouv.fr).
• Ministère de la CulturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Ministry of Culture operating the culture-themed data portal (culture.data.gouv.fr).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arthur D. Little: Global management consulting firm with European roots focused on strategy and innovation advisory. Comparable as a strategy consulting boutique serving corporate and growth-oriented clients across similar advisory domains.
• Roland Berger: European-headquartered strategy consulting firm with deep Paris presence, serving corporate clients across strategy, operations, and transformation. Most directly comparable as a strategy advisory boutique operating in the same market segments and geography.
• Sia Partners: Paris-headquartered management consulting firm focused on strategy, digital transformation, and operational excellence. Closely comparable as a French-rooted consulting peer with similar client positioning and target segments.
• Oliver Wyman: Global management consulting firm with significant Paris operations, specializing in strategy, operations, and risk advisory. Comparable across service mix, target client base, and European delivery footprint.
• Kearney: Global management consulting firm serving corporate strategy, operations, and transformation mandates across industries. Comparable as a peer offering strategy and operations advisory to similar mid-to-large corporate clients.

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global management consulting firm with Paris operations focused on strategy, operations, and transformation. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving similar corporate advisory mandates across European corporates.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting incumbent with substantial Paris operations, offering strategy and corporate advisory across all major industries. Comparable as the dominant incumbent competing for the same pool of French and EU strategic advisory mandates.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global strategy consulting leader with strong Paris presence serving corporate and growth equity clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same strategic advisory market with overlapping target clients.

Regional players

• Kea & Partners: Paris-based strategy consulting boutique focused on transformation, innovation, and growth strategy. Comparable as a smaller French strategy consulting peer targeting similar corporate and entrepreneurial clients.
• Eurogroup Consulting: France-based management consulting firm with deep European focus serving corporate and public-sector clients. Comparable as a regional French consulting peer offering similar generalist advisory services to a comparable client base.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/opendatateam/udata

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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