In 2019, Dorset Council became a co-signatory of the Local Digital Declaration. As co-signatories, we can now apply for funding that supports digital projects, learn from other councils, and access national learning opportunities. These initiatives play a vital role in realising our ambition of becoming a digital council, in line with Our Digital Vision. Earlier… Read more Local Digital Future Councils pilot
All this month we are celebrating five years of Dorset Council signing the Local Digital Declaration. The Declaration is a shared ambition for the future of local public services. It was written in 2018 by a collective of 45 local authorities, sector bodies and government departments – including Dorset Council – and outlines our goals… Read more A platform that will take us to destination success
All this month we are celebrating five years of Dorset Council signing the Local Digital Declaration. The Declaration is a shared ambition for the future of local public services. It was written in 2018 by a collective of 45 local authorities, sector bodies and government departments – including Dorset Council – and outlines our goals… Read more How digital has the potential to improve social care
All this month we are celebrating five years of Dorset Council signing the Local Digital Declaration. The Declaration is a shared ambition for the future of local public services. It was written in 2018 by a collective of 45 local authorities, sector bodies and government departments – including Dorset Council – and outlines our goals… Read more Championing digital skills will help Dorset Council improve customer service
A free training course has recruited enough digital champions to help thousands of Dorset residents access vital digital services. The initiative, run by Dorset Council, has trained and recruited 950 people who work in frontline roles to be embedded digital champions. And, on average, each embedded digital champion is helping at least one person a… Read more Dorset’s army of embedded digital champions helping thousands of people get online
This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our volunteer digital champion service and over the next few months we’ll be shining a light on the difference this is making to people’s lives. We start with a feature on one of our longest serving champions, Mike Watson. It was a just normal day of the… Read more When volunteer digital champion Mike answered the call for help, he never looked back
Andy Taylor, one of our Volunteer Digital Champions, has over 35 years of experience in information security. In his latest blog post, he provides practical and easy-to-follow advice on how to stay safe online. In my previous blog, I looked at passwords and how to select and use a strong one to avoid personal information… Read more Staying safe online – why are backups so important?
Autonomous tractors, drones, robotic dogs, and assistive technology… words you’d associate with Dorset? Possibly not… but Dorset Council is keen on cutting-edge technology and making sure everyone hears about it! For the third year running, the Festival of Future has been used to showcase the most exciting tech happening in Dorset. We’ve come a long… Read more Festival of the Future 2022 – lessons learnt
Andy Taylor, one of our Volunteer Digital Champions, has over 35 years of experience in information security. In his latest blog post, he provides practical and easy-to-follow advice on how to stay safe online. In my previous blog, I suggested three steps to take to avoid becoming a victim of a scam or fraud. This… Read more Staying safe online – Passwords
Andy Taylor, one of our Volunteer Digital Champions, has over 35 years of experience in information security. In his first blog post, he provides practical and easy-to-follow advice on how to stay safe online. The internet world is essential for many aspects of everyday life – we all really need to use it, to some… Read more Stay safe online
