Could Dorset be part of the 5G revolution?
The Government has today launched a competition which will see rural locations awarded a share of a £30 million fund to run trials of 5G-related technology. Digital Team
4G saved my house
The Superfast Dorset team is exploring how better mobile connectivity could transform communications for businesses, service providers and individuals. This is just one example of how Spanish mobile coverage – considerably superior to ours – makes a difference there in an emergency. Digital Team
Shaping our Future
The National Campaign for Learning held its annual Learning at Work week in May. It’s the biggest festival of workplace learning and this year the theme was ‘Shaping the Future’, which was particularly appropriate for a brand-new Council. We ran a week of exciting events which started with Matt Prosser our Chief Executive giving a… Read more Shaping our Future
5G: The potential in rural Dorset
5G networks are the next generation of mobile internet connectivity, offering faster speeds and more reliable connections on smartphones and other devices than ever before. Digital Team
Changing our communication for families with SEND in Dorset
Progress Tracker Last month we launched a text notification service for parents to follow the progress of their request for a needs assessment for an education, health and care (EHC) plan. Parents can track the progress of their request just by using their mobile phone. In response to feedback, our aim was to make the… Read more Changing our communication for families with SEND in Dorset
National recognition for digital licences
Dorset Council’s work to replace a paper-based process with a slick digital system has been shortlisted for a national award. Digital Team
Superfast broadband . . . it’s the Norm in Dorset
A friendly new face is showing people in Dorset how easy it is to get better broadband. Digital Norm is a fun character developed by the Superfast Dorset programme. His family switches to superfast broadband and saves money at the same time. Norm has been appearing in town centres, local newspapers, on council buses and… Read more Superfast broadband . . . it’s the Norm in Dorset
Improving our ICT Service
In ICT Services we provide support to our workforce and schools looking after a computer network that connects 188 sites including 41 traffic signals, 330 applications and approx. 5100 devices (laptops, tablets, desktops). Each week we receive around 855 calls for help and 161 requests for new work. Some years ago we enabled people to… Read more Improving our ICT Service
Think once, think twice . . . think Skype!
Dorset Council Adults and Communities Head of Service Jon Goodwin is a big fan of Skype for Business. In this short video Jon’s adapted a 40-year-old road safety campaign slogan to highlight to colleagues how Skype’s video conferencing and online collaboration features can save the council time and money. Dorset Council staff can use Skype… Read more Think once, think twice . . . think Skype!
A good time to reflect on digital in Dorset
For the last 18 months we’ve been working to progress our ambition is to be a digital council in a digital place which has required us to think about digital skills, services, ways of working, technology and connectivity, as well as business intelligence and data. The way we think about digital can be hard to… Read more A good time to reflect on digital in Dorset