by James Wilson | Sep 20, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, with libraries and public Wi-Fi unavailable, many residents lost access to the internet, and were unable to afford the devices or data they needed to get online. So, in the summer of 2020, using a Stockport Local Fund grant we set up...
by Nicola Wallace Dean | Jul 28, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
This week, Virgin Media O2 and Good Things Foundation launched their plans for the first ever National Databank to tackle data poverty, by providing free mobile data to people in need. In this post, reposted from Starting Point’s website, Nicola Wallace Dean, founder...
by Craig Hughes | Jun 4, 2021 | Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Digital Stockport, Smart places
Stockport has launched a new open data platform called the “The Big Stockport Picture”. It is a borough wide platform for people from across the Stockport Partnership (Health, Council, Stockport Homes etc.) to share and publish information, providing more transparency...
by Sarah Burke | Jun 2, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
This week is Volunteers’ Week, a time to say Thank You to all volunteers, especially after this last, exceptionally difficult year. We would like to say a big Thank You to the Digital Champion volunteers. Digital Champions have been key to the delivery of digital...
by Kieran Spruce and Katy Dixon | May 7, 2021 | Collaboration, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
We’re working with colleagues in Adult Social Care on a Service Design project looking at our early intervention procedures and preventative services. It’s a complex discovery project, made even more so by the need to introduce new ways of running and synthesising...
by Nicola Wallace Dean | Mar 15, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Nicola Wallace Dean, Co-founder of Starting Point Community Learning Partnership, the community lead for the DigiKnow movement, introduces the latest report produced by the social enterprise. We are delighted to look back on the achievements of DigiKnow over, what can...
