by Lee Emery | Jan 21, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Our Digital Inclusion Alliance, was established to help digitally excluded residents in Stockport to gain digital skills and confidence. It’s a unique alliance of partners from all sectors, who help to shape, support and promote the ‘DigiKnow’ movement in Stockport....
by Chad Doyle and Nick Hill | Dec 14, 2020 | Collaboration, Digital Stockport, Jobs, Workforce Development
‘Shift Click’ is a new free training programme for young people in Stockport and Greater Manchester to learn the skills to secure a role working in digital. There will be support and guidance throughout the programme from industry coaches and experts, with guaranteed...
by Thad Barker | Nov 10, 2020 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport, Service Design
Over the last few years I have witnessed a rapid transformation on how we work with communities. By bringing communities closer to the service design process and embracing user testing we have services shaped with people, rather than for people. It’s a really simple...
by Kathryn Rees | Oct 16, 2020 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
It is Digital Leaders Week and an opportunity to learn and share the digital innovation that is happening across the public sector and beyond. We are excited by our digital journey in Stockport and were proud to be named a finalist in the Digital Leaders Smart City...
by Emily Wilson | Oct 13, 2020 | Collaboration, Digital Stockport, Workforce Development
As the dark nights draw in and we spend more time indoors adjusting to the new way of working in this weird new world, digital skills, or a lack of them, feels more significant than ever. We’ve gone from meeting our friends in the pub, to meeting them online and...
by Kieran Spruce and Luke Price | Sep 25, 2020 | Collaboration, Digital Stockport, Service Design
Stockport Council’s ‘Strategy and Reform’ and ‘Design’ teams were previously two separate teams that worked in similar ways. The Strategy and Reform team helps to deliver transformation and the strategic priorities of the authority. This involves providing programme...
