by Cllr Elise Wilson | Jul 17, 2018 | Collaboration, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
People are at the heart of everything we do in our Digital by Design programme. We may be delivering new technology but our end goal is to use digital to improve the customer experience. While the technology plays a key role, it is the people who matter most: the...
by Thad Barker | Jun 21, 2018 | Collaboration, Communities
Stockport Local is an ambitious approach to working with communities, aiming to build stronger, thriving and more resilient communities. The principles behind Stockport Local are: Knowing what is going on in your local area Getting involved and volunteering in your...
by Alby Atkinson | Apr 19, 2018 | Collaboration, Communities, Digital access
Since the first release in mid-2017 of Stockport Local, our Community Groups Directory on the Council website, we have continued to add enhancements to it to offer staff, partners, and residents, a single place to find up-to-date information on community groups and...
by Lee Emery | Mar 28, 2018 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow
Being online these days no longer feels optional; it’s a social and economic necessity. We live in a progressively digital world, where 90% of new jobs require digital skills, an increasing number of essential services are delivered online and if you’re not online...
by Steve Skelton | Oct 20, 2017 | Collaboration, Smart places
We’ve blogged before about how Digital by Design fits with the Mayor and Combined Authority’s drive to make Greater Manchester (GM) a top global digital city. By working with local communities on the ground; at Stockport level with the NHS, business and...
by Jovian Smalley | Oct 19, 2017 | Collaboration, Communities, Digital access
What makes people and communities connect, share stories and skills, and become stronger together? That’s a question we’ve been pondering quite a lot lately as we build a circle of support for communities in order to promote social action across Stockport, and spark...
