City of Wolmirstedt launched “Munipolis” citizen app on May 1
The town of Wolmirstedt launched a citizens’ app on May 1. Interested parties can register on the “Munipolis” platform if they would like to see all the news concerning the town at a glance on their smartphone, tablet or computer.
The app, which is free of charge for citizens, enables them to receive up-to-date information from the city administration and find important data in a compact format on their own device. This includes, for example, the waste calendar, the city’s deficiency report, traffic information, town hall appointments, city council information, and contacts and information about institutions such as schools. The city administration can also use the app to send crisis warnings to citizens as quickly as possible, for example in the event of flooding or storms.
Registration is very simple and is accompanied step by step. When registering, users can choose which content they want to be shown. The city of Wolmirstedt recommends that users provide their telephone number and address when registering so that they can be notified quickly in the event of unexpected events such as a burst water pipe or heavy rainfall. All data is secure and handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and with the introduction of “Munipolis”, the city of Wolmirstedt is taking an innovative step towards improving communication with its citizens.
The citizen app can be found at www.munipolis.de. Interested parties can find the Wolmirstedt website at https://stadtwolmirstedt.munipolis.de/ and register at https:///www.munipolis.de/registrierung.
The city of Wolmirstedt has recently modernized its overall approach to providing information to its citizens. For example, the town has an Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/stadtwolmirstedt/. The town of Wolmirstedt is also represented on Facebook and can be found at https://www.facebook.com/stadtwolmirstedt/. In addition, the city administration continues to provide information about current news on its own website www.stadtwolmirstedt.de.