by Michael Halpin | May 16, 2024 | Collaboration, DigiKnow, Digital access, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, a day dedicated to thinking about digital access and inclusion. The internet has become an essential part of our daily lives, however, many people miss out on the opportunities it offers because of barriers to getting...
by Laura Hadley | Nov 9, 2023 | Digital access, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
It’s only through an exceedingly well built web presence that we can provide services which meet user needs better than ever before. This quote taken from a 2018 blog we wrote about the then-new Stockport.gov website still very much holds true today. When the new...
by Craig Hughes | Oct 10, 2023 | Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
We’re marking Digitober, a month-long festival that celebrates the work of Greater Manchester’s digital sector by showcasing some of the digital projects and services that benefit Stockport residents. Earlier this year, we introduced our Local Digital Fund Discovery...
by Local Digital | Aug 7, 2023 | Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
Local Digital have created this spotlight and video to showcase our Family Context project, one of the projects funded by the Local Digital Fund. Read more Local Digital council spotlights. In 2018, Stockport Council’s Family Context project was awarded funding...
by Craig Hughes | Jul 17, 2023 | Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
Late last year, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced a new round of the Local Digital Fund, and in March, we were awarded funding for a digital project to improve hospital discharges to social care. What problem are we trying to...
by Kathryn Rees | Jul 10, 2023 | Architecture, Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital access, Digital Practice, Digital skills, Digital Stockport, Smart places
Five years ago, we were among the founding signatories of the Local Digital Declaration. Since then, hundreds of other local authorities and supporting organisations have signed, and over 300 organisations will celebrate Digital Declaration Month this July. The...
