Capita proposes IoT enablement of SWAN to ‘transform Scottish public services’
Capita, in conjunction with the SWAN Innovation Forum, is proposing to roll out Internet of Things (IoT) capability across the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN). Designed to fulfil the Smart…
Aberdeen City Council bids to become a 5G trailblazer in £200m project
Aberdeen City Council is bidding to play a leading role in the UK-wide roll-out of 5G connectivity. An application to the UK Government’s 5G Urban Connected Communities project will be…
Partnership approach to new data protection laws saves Scottish councils more than £1m
Scottish local authorities have avoided costs of more than £1million in preparation for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), as a result of collaborative working within the Local Government…
Scottish Government unveils digital health and social care strategy
Scotland has a new digital health and social care strategy that sets out how technology can support person-centred care, and sustain and improve services for the future. Announced by Cabinet…
Digital Scotland 2018 is the national conference for Scottish public sector digital transformation
A conference on the 21st of June in Glasgow will bring together service providers and users, community leaders, industry innovators and representatives from central and local government to discuss and…
Scottish local government appoints chief information security officer
A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has been appointed to the Scottish Digital Office for Local Government to support local authorities in Scotland against the increasing risk of sophisticated cyber-attacks….
Scottish local authorities set for GDPR, says digital office
Local authorities across Scotland are benefiting from preparations for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), said the Digital Office for Scottish Local Government. New measures enforceable from 25 May,…
Stirling Council announces launch of digital local information sharing platform
Stirling Council has launched a digital local information sharing platform designed to help its citizens “lead long, safe, happy and healthy lives”. Developed in partnership with Glasgow-based Frog Systems, it…
Renfrewshire tackles fuel poverty with IoT technology
An internet of things (IoT) initiative underway in Renfrewshire is helping to tackle fuel poverty in social housing and could save local authorities millions of pounds on property management and…
Scottish public sector mobile and flexible working spend set to increase
The public sector is one of the most important vertical markets for Scotland’s digital technologies industry but, says ScotlandIS, information about its size and future has been limited. The industry organisation has…
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