by Emma Collingridge | Aug 30, 2017 | Digital Practice
Our Digital by Design programme is committed to supporting services with new ways of working. By improving our mobile working processes and replacing equipment we will achieve efficiencies in both time and cost and also better customer service for our residents. What...
by Emma Collingridge | Jul 14, 2017 | Collaboration, Smart places
Last week a couple of us were lucky enough to get some of the prized tickets for Andy Burnham’s GM Digital and Tech Summit. Andy Burnham, as the newly elected major for Greater Manchester outlined his ambition to establish the region as the UK’s digital leader. The...
by Emma Collingridge | Jun 19, 2017 | Digital Practice
I have been so impressed by and proud of the energy and enthusiasm with which the new Digital service and latterly the core IT service at Stockport Council have adopted agile as a way of working over the past two years. Over the past few months I have been reflecting...
by Emma Collingridge | Jun 2, 2017 | Digital access
This last two weeks have seen the launch of two new Digital Transactional Services. ‘Report a blocked grid’ was built in the same way as ‘Report a faulty street light’ which is why we have been able to roll it out so quickly. ‘Book an appointment to register a...
by Emma Collingridge | May 19, 2017 | Communities, Digital access
Just six weeks after the inception for this new feature, our directory of community groups and activities is now live on the Council’s website. The need for this feature was identified by staff and partners who faced problems when trying to access information on...