Smart Public is a web application for municipalities, metropolitan authorities, departments, regions, ministries and other public bodies that want to monitor and steer their 'satellites': the organisations, concessions and institutions funded by the public sector. Through a web portal the software collects financial, legal and operational data from these satellites, including financial statements, governance information and subsidies. From this it calculates financial ratios and risk scores in real time, builds configurable dashboards and reports, and maps risks. Users include external control, management control and finance departments and, according to the vendor, elected officials as well.
Smart Public SAS is a French company with its registered office in Labège; no foreign parent company is mentioned. The website's legal notice names only the hosting of the site itself. Where the application data is stored, and whether a self-hosted variant exists, is not stated. For public bodies handling politically sensitive information, this is a point to clarify with the vendor in advance.