The most secure online whiteboard for the public sector

100% GDPR-compliant with European data sovereignty

Comprehensive whiteboard functions for digital collaboration

Modern, intuitive user interface in multiple languages

First-class all-round service and support

The key to successful collaboration in the public sector

Teamwork from any location

Online whiteboards enable teams in the public sector to work together from anywhere. Physical distance is no longer an obstacle for brainstorming sessions, planning meetings or creative exchange.

Documentation and reusability

Everything that is written or drawn on the whiteboard can be saved and reused later. This makes it easier to document meetings and track the development of ideas.

Bring everyone up to speed quickly

Online whiteboards enable the integration of various media and content, such as images, documents, videos and links to external resources. This simplifies the presentation of complex ideas and encourages creativity.

How Collaboard fulfils the requirements of authorities

GDPR-compliant with hosting from Deutsche Telekom

Collaboard is a GDPR-compliant solution from the Swiss company IBV. IBV is ISO 27001:2022 certified. Collaboard offers European data sovereignty with hosting in Germany in the T Cloud Public. Only services that are independent of US cloud providers are used.

On-premise and private cloud hosting options

Organisations that do not want to store their data in a public cloud can operate Collaboard themselves. In their own data centre, in the data centre of the municipal service provider or in a private cloud.

First-class service in multiple languages

We support the centralised introduction of the online whiteboard solution and guarantee rapid implementation from our side.

We provide support right from the start to ensure that Collaboard measurably improves digital collaboration. Our training courses, help videos and a dedicated customer success team are just some of the innovative tools we offer.

Digital Template Library for Government Agencies

We have worked with experts to develop a series of templates — exclusively for government agencies.

Government agencies, schools, and public sector organizations in particular will benefit from these templates, which can be quickly and easily integrated into their daily workflows.

Realise the following use cases with the online whiteboard

Brainstorming - collecting and structuring ideas

With the online whiteboard, ideas can be collected and structured quickly and easily. From simple brainstorming to creative workshops, Collaboard supports you with sophisticated functions for real-time collaboration.

Training courses and workshops

Whether remote, hybrid or on-site, the online whiteboard turns training courses and workshops into an interactive experience. No more paper chaos, photo protocols and tedious preparations for training rooms.

Project management and planning

Project roadmaps, schedules, tasks and project planning can be easily visualised on the online whiteboard. This makes it very easy to ensure that all project participants have the same understanding and are always on the same page.

PowerPoint replacement for presentations

Collaboard is a dynamic alternative to the classic PowerPoint presentation, where one slide follows the next. On the infinitely large whiteboard, presentations have no limits and can be interactive, exciting and varied.

Unique whiteboard functions for digital collaboration

With these features, you start your interactive and creative collaboration in Collaboard.

All whiteboard functions

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Moderation cards, digital pens, shapes, diagram and mind map functions and comments.

Over 150 customisable templates

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Over 150 ready-made and customisable templates enable a quick start with Collaboard. Organisations and users can save their own templates and make them available to others.

Tried and tested moderation functions

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Collaboard offers a wide range of moderator functions to control and monitor what happens during a session.

Multimedia content & documents

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Work with images, audio recordings, videos and documents and create a lively and interactive collaboration.

Fast feedback

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Voting and evaluation functions enable feedback to be collected quickly and decisions to be made rapidly.

Comprehensive logging

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All actions on the board are logged. The activity log can be switched on or off depending on the application.

Customizable

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Collaboard can be easily customised to meet the needs of public authorities. You can use your own branding, your organisation's own data protection information and your own welcome video. And much more.

Attractive licence model

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Benefit from Collaboard's attractive licence model, where licensed and free users can use Collaboard. You can also work with an unlimited number of free guests.

Numerous integrations

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Collaboard offers various integration options with other collaboration and project management solutions. A wide range of APIs enables even deeper integration into existing processes.

5 reasons why authorities rely on the online whiteboard collaboard

Strengthening collaboration

Collaboard enables teams and departments within an authority to work together in real time, regardless of the location of the participants. This encourages teamwork and makes it easier to share ideas, plan projects and solve problems.

As numerous organisations in the public sector are already using Collaboard, collaboration between authorities is also being increasingly strengthened.

More flexibility as accessible from anywhere

As Collaboard can be used from any device with internet access, it offers great flexibility and accessibility. Employees can access the whiteboard from home, on the move or from the office, which is particularly advantageous in times of working from home and flexible working models.

Spontaneous meetings without the need for materials and room bookings

Collaboard reduces the need for physical materials such as paper, pens and whiteboards. There is no need to book a room for a meeting. Collaboard therefore helps to conserve resources and reduce the environmental impact. Documents and materials can also be stored and managed digitally, which simplifies organisation and archiving.

Better learning experience and employee involvement

Collaboard's comprehensive range of functions makes it possible to organise interactive, varied and exciting training courses. This also makes online training courses a success and improves employee involvement.

More efficient documentation and tracking

Collaboard makes it easy to document and track meetings, decisions and project plans. Changes and comments can be recorded in real time, increasing transparency and accountability within the organisation.

Collaboard for the public sector - Frequently asked questions and answers

Do you have questions? We're here to help.

Collaboard offers numerous integrations with solutions such as Nextcloud, Rocket.Chat, MS Teams, Pexip, Webex, and many more. For Single Sign-On, Collaboard supports the SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0 protocols.

Accessibility is a core factor in Collaboard's development, and numerous optimizations over the years have made Collaboard a nearly fully accessible solution, to the extent possible for an online whiteboard. We are always committed to prioritizing customer feedback on accessibility in our roadmap.

Yes, Collaboard offers numerous client-specific customizations, such as the use of a custom privacy policy, branding options, and the ability to enable or disable individual features at the organization level.

Collaboard offers the option to conclude an EVB-IT contract. Collaboard also works with various partners who can assist with the procurement of Collaboard.

Collaboard's self-hosting options make it possible to operate the online whiteboard in any data center of your choice. Thanks to Collaboard's flexibility, a regional data center can offer Collaboard to multiple tenants simultaneously.

Collaboard is developed by IBV Informatik, Beratungs und Vertriebs AG, a Swiss software company founded in 1981. IBV has over four decades of experience in software development and IT security and is a family-run Swiss SME.

For cloud hosting, Collaboard uses the Open Telekom Cloud from Deutsche Telekom. This means data is stored in data centers in Magdeburg and Biere.

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