Digital Architecture

We need to address information and IT security risks and reduce system maintenance and downtime. We will increase the interconnectivity of systems to improve services and collaboration and support the Smart City infrastructure rollout across Greater Manchester.

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Why are we doing this?

Key outcomes include:

 

  • Address information and IT security risks
  • Increase interconnectivity of systems to improve services
  • Use tech to improve collaboration
  • Reduce system maintenance and downtime, improving the offer to customers
  • Enable Digital Stockport – Smart City workstream
  • Getting the right data to the right people wherever they are

 

      How might we do this?

      • Digital infrastructure planning and road mapping
      • Training and empowering highly skilled staff
      • Horizon scanning
      • Taking advantage of regional and national partnerships (such as: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC); North West Alerting and Reporting (NWARP); and ongoing work with GMCA

      Please email your comments and suggestions.

      What impact have we already made?

      Building a world class digital city-region on the LFFN foundations

      Following the great work on the Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) project, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have now announced the exciting next steps to light up the fibre with a state-of-the-art, high-performance data network – the GM One Network. In...

      Stockport Council took part in the Greater Manchester Local Full Fibre Network project; here’s what happened.

      Background Twenty years ago, most commercial and residential users accessed the internet over the UK's ageing network of copper wire-based telephone circuits. Due to the technology involved, copper circuits could only work at slow or very slow speeds (bandwidths). As...

      Why personal vigilance is as important as tech in preventing cyber crime

      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...

      Cyber Security Threats

      We live in a world where cyber-crime is becoming a major threat and the level and sophistication of the exploits being issued by hackers has increased considerably recently. Hackers realise that they can very easily coerce users into clicking on dodgy...

      Technical Architecture & Programme Proposal

      We are developing and testing technical proof of concepts for IAG and self-help, transactional end-to-end services, single view of person/ case, Contact Centre and business Intelligence and prioritising automating data collection and processing.

      Contact us

      Please send your comments, suggestions and questions to digital@stockport.gov.uk.

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