Midlothian Council approves new people and growth focused digital strategy
Midlothian council has approved a new three-year digital strategy based on ’empowering people and enabling growth’. The ICT plan will set out to refresh customer services, ensure greater focus on…
Free mental health services for all in Scottish Borders as NHS waiting times soar
Two online mental health and wellbeing services have been launched by Scottish Borders Council to ensure young people in the region receive and have access to timely support. The council has…
Pupils help launch online mental health services for all across Aberdeenshire
Two online mental health support services have gone live in Aberdeenshire this week, available for free to everyone aged 10 and over. The launch of the mental health platforms has…
Council’s bold vision for ‘digital by design’ as online demand soars by 691% since Covid
A council has published a bold vision for ‘digital by design’ as online interactions with customers soared by 691% during lockdown. Scottish Borders council is consulting with its population after…
Meeting local needs and a ‘network of green and blue routes’ – Edinburgh’s climate vision published
A bold new vision for reducing Edinburgh’s carbon footprint has been published – outlining plans to have citizens’ needs met locally and creating a network of green and blue routes…
Public asked to shape new local council website
A Scottish local council is asking people living and working in the region to complete a survey and help shape its new website. Working with Scotland’s leading digital transformation consultancy,…
New digital telecare purchasing system launched by local government procurement arm
A new procurement system has been launched to help local authorities access digital telecare services. The ‘dynamic purchasing system’ – valued at an estimated £12m over 10 years – will…
South Lanarkshire Council modernises ‘Care at Home Service’ with new software partnership
South Lanarkshire Council will save time and money by transforming its ‘care at home service’ in a new partnership with a leading software company. Council staff and Totalmobile, a specialist…
100 Aberdeen homes to receive ‘green energy’ in £5.2m project
Renewable energy technologies are to be delivered across 100 council homes in Aberdeen as part of a new £5.2m innovation programme to reduce carbon emissions and cut resident’s fuel bills….
Falkirk Council becomes ‘first’ Scottish local authority to ditch analogue telecare
Falkirk Council has become the ‘first’ local authority in Scotland to go live with a fully digital telecare service – four years before a national deadline that will see traditional analogue…
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