Case Study: Südwestfalen Agentur strengthens smart city collaboration with Stackfield

Stackfield as a success factor for inter-municipal cooperation

The Südwestfalen Agentur, a regional development agency, was tasked with facilitating a "Smart Cities" project consortium for five municipalities in the South Westphalia region. Their challenge was to find a digital collaboration tool that was GDPR-compliant to meet strict regional data protection requirements, could unify communication and project management for inter-municipal cooperation, and would serve as a central "single point of truth" for all project information. They required a solution that was intuitive and could not be blocked by local data centers, which often restricted US-based tools.

Stackfield provided its German-made collaboration platform, which combined team chat, video conferencing, and project management features in a GDPR-compliant environment. The solution created a central hub for document storage and knowledge sharing, eliminating information silos. As a result, the consortium gained a clear portfolio view for tracking project statuses for stakeholders and achieved its goal of fostering better inter-municipal exchange and creating valuable synergies. Stackfield's support also ensured smooth operation for all individual users across the different municipalities.

Südwestfalen Agentur

Matthias Barutowicz

Project Manager