Digital Office for Scottish Local Government

Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership have successfully implemented the Shared ARC Platform! 👏 This is a great achievement and means that Clackmannanshire and Stirling are amongst the forefront of Scottish HSCPs and Local Authorities in delivering the analogue to digital switchover of telecare. Since securing capital funding in 2022, teams from across the HSCP and partner bodies have collaborated successfully to create long-term benefits for supported individuals. Lawrence Hay, Head of Customer Service & Performance, Stirling Council, said: “The 24-7 Customer Service team and the MECS teams have demonstrated unwavering support and dedication in implementing the new Chubb Fire & Security UK and Skyresponse AB MECS Telephony system while continuing to maintain their usual high standards of customer service. Their hard work and commitment have been instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition and the successful deployment of this new digital platform, an achievement they should be incredibly proud of." Read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/Asli50Vs4Af #SharedARCPlatform #AnaloguetoDigital #DigitalTransformation Scotland Excel FarrPoint

COSLA's Mini-Conference is taking place this morning, followed by a meeting of COSLA Convention at Verity House Edinburgh. Read the Mini-Conference programme here: https://bit.ly/3DKmVfT Read the agenda for today's Convention meeting here: https://bit.ly/4c9y72g

Thank you to all attendees for joining our Scottish Community Event today as part of the Digital Council Week! It was great to connect with local councils in discussing the impacts and outcomes of their service improvement efforts, setting the stage for sharing and standardisation, and further supporting process maturity in the community. A special thanks to Verity Hislop and the Digital Office for Scottish Local Government for the ongoing collaboration, and to our customers and partners for sharing their expertise and lessons learned. We are leaving the day inspired by the efforts and ambitions of Scottish councils to create positive change for their communities, and seeing how we can help to drive teams forward in achieving their goals.

The Chubb & Skyresponse Team along with our winning partners Digital Office for Scottish Local Government who won the Partnership award at the ITEC25 conference recently.

Delighted to be judging the #ScotCyberAwards25! The Awards champion Scotland’s leading cyber talent🏆Learn more now. https://lnkd.in/eTB6fAya Digital Office for Scottish Local Government

Today, for Innovation Day at Digital Council Week, we're delighted to announce an upcoming webinar! In collaboration with CENSIS, we are covering ongoing Smart Infrastructure projects within the 5G Innovation Region Programmes. Join us for our third webinar led by the Tay Cities Deal and the The Scotland 5G Centre. Over recent years, Dundee City Council has managed the Tay Cities Deal: Tay5G Programme, creating a testbed in Dundee and collaborating with S5GC for technical expertise. Eight projects have been delivered, with the final four now underway. The programme aims to stimulate engagement with, and adoption of, advanced communications, including 5G. It is hoped that this work will build on the diverse solutions that can help public and private sectors carry out service delivery, marketing, training/skills development, content production, manufacturing/productivity and informing R&D. Tay5G projects span creative/digital industries, agriculture, transport, offshore services, and smart cities/connected communities. The Virtual Production project has been a significant factor in Abertay University leading the Scotland hub of the CoSTAR programme funded by the UK Government. 📅 Date: Wednesday 23rd April 🕛 Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm 🖥️ Location: Microsoft Teams Interested in finding out more? Register Now: https://lnkd.in/exSZuhfD Please note that this event is for members of the Local Government Digital Partnership only.

Data Driven Day at Digital Council Week 📊 Today, we hosted an engaging live session with CACI, attracting 80 participants! In October 2024, COSLA secured access to CACI's Acorn and Paycheck products, with 23 Councils already participating in the first year of the agreement. This initiative leverages the experience of Councils that have utilised this data to enhance policy and planning decision-making. By using detailed demographic data, we can enable targeted interventions across Scotland. During our session, colleagues from CACI Ltd discussed their data sets and introduced the Child Poverty Playbook, developed based on the experiences of several Scottish Councils. Councillor Katie Hagmann, COSLA Resources Spokesperson (Finance, Employers and Digital), highlighted, "The Scotland-Wide Data Agreement demonstrates the power of partnership working to deliver real benefits for local authorities across Scotland. Given the context of increasing demand and expectations on local government, alongside limited budgets and resources, this initiative equips councils with the tools they need to make smarter, more informed decisions, target interventions effectively, and ultimately improve the lives of the people and communities we serve." Dr Colin Birchenall, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government, added, “The availability of this data has the potential to improve outcomes for the people of Scotland. This initiative illustrates how improved access to data can help Councils to improve policy and planning decision-making, enable more targeted interventions, make more efficient use of resources, and ultimately improve the wellbeing of our communities.” Find out more: https://ow.ly/ZkuT50VnYEQ

Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate, COSLA and the Digital Office for Scottish Local Government are working together to refresh our joint Digital Strategy for Scotland 🤝 Discover more about the process in the second blog of the series, written by our Chief Technology Officer, Dr Colin Birchenall. Read Blog ➡️ https://ow.ly/jWAh50VnhGK

To celebrate the launch of our new Resource Centre, we're hosting Digital Council Week from the 24th to the 28th of March. Throughout this week, we will be offering members of the Digital Partnership a series of live and pre-recorded events in collaboration with our partners, as well as unveiling new resources on the centre. Each day will spotlight a key theme:  • 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆:  Digital Leadership  • 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: Data Driven  • 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: Innovation  • 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: User Focused  • 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆: Partnership and Collaborative Working Martyn Wallace, Chief Digital Officer, "Digital Council Week is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the collaborative efforts of our partners and the Digital Office. The launch of the Resource Centre marks a significant milestone in our journey towards a more connected and efficient digital future. We are committed to providing valuable resources and insights to support digital transformation across the sector"

We're excited to announce the launch of our brand-new Resource Centre, designed to make it easier for members of the Digital Partnership to access key information on our initiatives and resources to support their digital transformation journeys 🤩 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲: • 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀: Discover our initiatives available to support your local authority with digital transformation. • 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀: Easily find and utilise resources available to support your digital initiatives. • 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Browse through key themes of interest with our organised collections. • 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱: Catch up on our latest event recordings at your convenience. • 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Register for upcoming events and read our latest newsletters to stay up-to-date. Through our continued collaboration with Digital Partnership organisations, we will use this platform to share resources to support digital transformation across the sector. Find out More: https://ow.ly/Vi9X50Vm51j