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Omnichannel Citizen Engagement with Civio
Citizens expect to interaction with their local government to be easy and direct. Multichannel citizen engagement software, like Civio, enables municipalities to meet that expectation, with tools to manage requests, inquiries, and all other communications.
Gestisoft helps municipalities design, implement, and support an omnichannel engagement approach that improves accessibility, operational efficiency, and service quality while aligning with municipal governance and procurement requirements.
Civio lets citizens connect with your city across multiple channels, web, email, phone, social, chat, and gives your team a centralized view of every interaction.
It’s more than multichannel. It’s true omnichannel: integrated, consistent, and trackable.
Convert citizen emails into structured requests, automatically categorized and assigned.
All channels feed into the Civio platform, so your team always sees the full story.
Every citizen interaction enters the same structured system—no more managing inboxes or chasing phone notes.
Auto-notifications, templates, and knowledge base links accelerate communication.
Shared views and notes reduce confusion and eliminate duplicated efforts.
Track which channels citizens use, how long responses take, and where to improve.
Gestisoft is a trusted Microsoft Partner with specializations in digital solutions for the public sector. For over 25 years, we have helped municipalities modernize their processes, improve service delivery, and better serve their communities. We work together with local governments to implement Civio, tailoring citizen request solutions to the ways municipalities work.
Ready to modernize your citizen services?
Let’s talk about your priorities and how Civio can support your digital service journey.
Not at all. Most cities begin with portal and email, then layer in chat, social, or others based on resident demand.
Yes. All communications are centralized on the contact and request records—email threads, notes, attachments, and history.
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