by Laura Hadley | May 19, 2022 | DigiKnow, Digital access, Digital Stockport
As we mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022 (GAAD), I find myself reflecting on the last year and a half, and what accessibility now means to us and our website. On 23 September 2018, accessibility regulations for local authority websites and apps came into...
by Jonathan Chapman | May 11, 2022 | Digital Stockport
Evolution of our programme Stockport Council’s Digital by Design programme started in 2015. Phase 1, our ‘skateboard’ if we use the Agile metaphor, included putting in place new technical foundations, and building digital skills and practice into our daily working...
by Adrian Davies | Apr 13, 2022 | Architecture, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
Offensive Cyber activity has increased dramatically over the past weeks, with multiple Russian Government and state backed hacking groups taking down Ukrainian banking and Government websites and services. As international sanctions against Russia start to bite, it is...
by Matt Scholes | Mar 30, 2022 | Digital access, Digital Practice, Digital Stockport
Us: “We want to design our form to have one question per page” Suppliers and peers: “What on earth for? Are you mad?” Sometimes, we find ourselves questioning what we’re doing because many other voices say it’s odd or unusual, simply because it is...
by Holly Rae, Craig Hughes & Adrian Davies | Mar 22, 2022 | Digital Stockport
Today we have announced our ambitious new Digital Strategy. It aims to provide residents, businesses and partners with an overview of our digital ambitions for the borough, based on three broad pillars: Digital Communities, Digital Place and Digital Council. Radically...
by Wesley Downs | Mar 16, 2022 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Community Computers is a not-for-profit initiative born from and operated by registered charity, Renewal North West (1145056). As a DigiKnow Alliance Partner, the project is able to repair, recycle and refurbish IT devices to provide them back into the community at...
