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Municipality of Nijmegen

A Citywide Knowledge Strategy for Smarter Public Service

The Municipality of Nijmegen, one of the Netherlands’ oldest cities and home to around 190,000 residents, faced the modern challenges of scaling public service delivery in a fast-growing urban environment.

21%reduction in customer service costs, driven by faster handling and reduced duplication
Municipality of Nijmegen
By starting small and scaling up, we transformed how Nijmegen serves its citizens: fast, accurate, and consistently, across the city.

Joyce LeenhouwersContent Manager and Digital Channels Coordinator, Citizen Contact Center, Municipality of Nijmegen

Where it started

What was in the way.

With rising citizen expectations, complex internal processes, and fragmented knowledge sources, the city needed a smarter way to align teams and deliver consistent service across all departments and channels.

01

Fragmented documentation and siloed knowledge across counters, call centers, and back offices

02

Inconsistent answers leading to confusion, repeated contacts, and lower citizen satisfaction

03

High maintenance workloads due to duplicated knowledge sources and unstructured updates

04

Growing public demand for fast, reliable service across phone, web, and physical service points

What was built

One foundation, four decisions.

Started with a focused rollout in the Citizen Service Center (KCC), embedding Polly.Help into the agent environment
Structured and governed content with version control, content ownership, and channel-specific answers
Aligned municipal departments, from counters to tax to social services, under a shared knowledge ecosystem
Deployed internal search, templated answers, and decision trees to support fast, accurate service across all channels

What it delivered

What changed for Municipality of Nijmegen.

21% reduction in customer service costs, driven by faster handling and reduced duplication
Accelerated service delivery across frontline, back office, and specialist teams
Full return on investment within seven months, thanks to immediate efficiency gains
One trusted knowledge platform for the entire city, improving alignment, accuracy, and citizen trust

The same foundation, in your own tenant. Read-only to start, nothing to migrate.

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