Council apologises for free school meals payment data breach
A Scottish local authority has apologised for a data breach after mistakenly sending out ‘sensitive’ information on free school meals claimants to multiple email addresses. Scottish Borders council spotted the IT blunder as it...
Council thanks education staff, parents and pupils following survey of remote learning
A Scottish local authority which conducted a survey of learning provision using remote systems has achieved coverage rates of up to 99 per cent. Aberdeenshire Council has thanked schools, parents,...
Highland council agrees new digital learning strategy
A Scottish local authority has published a new digital learning strategy which aims to build on the lessons of delivering remote education during lockdown. Highland council’s blueprint – written in...
Glasgow digital telecare pilot could help 4million vulnerable residents across UK
Glasgow is to pioneer a digital telecare solution which could be scaled up across the UK to help an estimated four million vulnerable and shielding people to live independently for...
Scottish local authorities’ use of tech praised in UK government report
Two Scottish councils have been praised in an analysis of data-driven innovation carried out by local authorities across the UK as a response to Covid-19. Glasgow City Council and Argyll...
Public libraries fly the flag for digital participation
Scotland’s public libraries have been flying the flag for digital inclusion and participation for many years. The introduction of Ambition and Opportunity, the first national strategy for libraries, in 2015, allowed...
Thank you message after first week of remote learning
Stirling Council has thanked pupils, staff, parents and carers for their efforts to ensure a positive first week of remote learning across all settings. Almost 14,000 children and young people...
Thank you message after first week of remote learning
Stirling Council has thanked pupils, staff, parents and carers for their efforts to ensure a positive first week of remote learning across all settings. Almost 14,000 children and young people...
Covid-19 has ‘accelerated’ use of digital across local government, report finds
Covid-19 has accelerated the rate of digital transformation among Scotland’s 32 local authorities but there has been different rates of progress across the country, a new report has found. The...
Central and local government unite to push joined-up tech agenda
One of the major developments of the plans to update the national digital strategy has been the involvement of local government. Scotland’s 32 councils have been represented at the top table...
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