by Paul McGrath | Oct 26, 2023 | Collaboration, Digital skills, Digital Stockport, Economy, Smart places
Continuing our coverage of all things digital in Stockport during Digitober, Greater Manchester’s month-long celebration showcasing its digital sector, Paul McGrath of Stockport Council provides an update on the recent digital business meetup in Stockport. It was...
by Paul McGrath | Sep 25, 2023 | Collaboration, Digital skills, Digital Stockport, Economy, Smart places
Stockport’s Digital Business Network is back, and this is the question that we will be exploring. If you are a digital business based in Stockport, come and join us for a lively discussion, networking opportunity and lunch. Join guests from Microsoft and the...
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...
by Roy Reynolds | May 10, 2023 | Collaboration, Digital Stockport, Economy, Smart places
Roy Reynolds is CIO at VCG Technology Services in Stockport, a managed service provider supporting businesses in their technology and business transformation journey. In 2025, the UK’s telephony infrastructure will enter a new era as the nation’s biggest operator...
by Adrian Davies | Oct 31, 2022 | Architecture, Collaboration, Digital Stockport, Smart places
Following the great work on the Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) project, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have now announced the exciting next steps to light up the fibre with a state-of-the-art, high-performance data network – the GM One Network. In...
by Tom Ward | Oct 28, 2022 | Architecture, Collaboration, Digital Stockport, Smart places
Background Twenty years ago, most commercial and residential users accessed the internet over the UK’s ageing network of copper wire-based telephone circuits. Due to the technology involved, copper circuits could only work at slow or very slow speeds...
