Edinburgh City Council unveils digital on-street bus tracking system – with API open to developers
Edinburgh City Council has unveiled a digital on-street bus tracking system – with its API open to developers to create new apps and services. All of the city’s 322 new…
Glasgow city council’s new digital strategy has been revealed – and it’s not about the tech
Glasgow’s new digital strategy will be based on organisational change and ‘mission-driven outcomes’ rather than technology programmes. The city council has signalled a shift away from digital programmes as key…
Edinburgh unveils new ‘smart city’ operations centre
A new ‘smart city’ operations centre has been unveiled in Edinburgh – harnessing the latest technology to keep traffic and people moving. The state-of-the-art facility will use real-time data to…
Council’s vision to integrate digital as part of organisational change
A Scottish local authority has set out its vision to integrate digital as part of a programme of organisational change. Highland Council has approved new Information and Communications Technology (ICT)…
Tenement building ‘shared repairs’ app set for rollout across Scotland
An app which helps tenement building occupiers organise shared repairs is set for a nationwide deployment after successful trials in Edinburgh. Shared Repairs, developed by tech firm Novoville in partnership…
Aberdeen City Council transforms social care services with cloud ‘ecosystem’
A Scottish council has worked with Microsoft to transform its social care services by designing a new ecosystem in the cloud. Aberdeen City Council is using the US tech giant’s…
Online sales tax could be introduced to ‘regenerate’ Scotland’s high streets
Scottish ministers are considering the introduction of an online sales tax to level the retail playing field and save the high street, according to a new action plan to regenerate…
Glasgow unveils Scotland’s first local authority digital housing strategy
Glasgow City Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to develop a digital housing strategy. The new document aims to improve digital housing services, tackle digital exclusion, and…
Edinburgh’s ‘smart’ ambitions boosted with new CCTV security and surveillance centre
Edinburgh’s ‘smart’ ambitions have been boosted with the announcement of a new £2.6m security and surveillance CCTV control centre. The city council will invest in high-definition cameras, expanded security coverage,…
Local government digital project eyes Scottish expansion after funding boost
A project which gives local councils access to a customisable web platform is hoping to extend its services to Scotland after receiving a £400,000 government grant to build on its…
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