Scottish councils’ chief digital officer awarded e-residency of Estonia
Martyn Wallace, chief digital officer at the Digital Office for Scottish Local Government, has been awarded e-residency of Estonia at an event celebrating the republic’s 100th anniversary. He joins the…
Scottish and English councils unite to drive ‘transformational’ digital agenda in cross-border initiative
An ambitious cross-border drive to improve digital connectivity and skills will form a ‘significant’ part of a multi-million pound bid to boost the rural economies of southern Scotland and northern England….
UK Government urges local authorities to bid for £95m full-fibre broadband fund
Successful projects in a third round of funding will enable gigabit capable connections to key public buildings and businesses and encourage broadband providers to create additional connections to local homes…
Scotland’s Improvement Service migrates services to Brightsolid’s next gen cloud
Brightsolid has been awarded the contract to migrate services operated and managed by the Improvement Service, the support organisation for local government in Scotland, onto the next generation of the…
Edinburgh deploys smart streetlights as part of energy efficiency programme
Smart streetlight controls are being deployed in 64,000 LED lights across Edinburgh as part of the city’s energy efficiency programme. As well as reduced running and maintenance costs, wireless connectivity…
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 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…
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