Voice in Local Government-Smart Speaker Uses
Our Voice Discovery Research explores the current uses of smart speakers and the potential benefits of using smart speakers to access council services.
Text Messaging in Local Government
SDS has compiled a list of useful applications for SMS notifications in local government.
Bitesize Training Videos Now Available
We have been busy converting our workshops and training sessions into bitesize videos. These videos are freely available to all our partners and can be tailored to meet your specific training needs.
Digital Led Recovery from COVID-19
Three local authorities share with us some of their digital responses to COVID-19 followed by a discussion of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Top 5 Benefits of GOV.UK Pay
We have researched the key market leaders in payment solutions and found that GOV.UK pay meets many of the user needs we have identified.
Voice in local government – outlining the market
SDS are exploring the viability of voice technology within local government. The first phase of the project focused on discovery research, outlining current market trends, uses and demographics.
Mastering Online Documents Webinar
Here is a quick summary of the recent public webinar we delivered on mastering online documents.
SDS supporting partners to meet accessibility regulations
We are working with lots of our partners to help them prepare for the accessibility deadline by carrying high-level audits, assessing current PDFs for accessibility and training staff.
Piloting Smart Community Projects
SDS recently attended the first meeting of the Smart Kent and Medway working group. We discussed some potential pilot projects we could work together on, all of which utilise information and technology to improve outcomes for residents.
Move over ‘Smart Cities’ make way for a ‘Smart Kent’
Hats off to Kent Connects for a great Smart Cities conference! The excellent collection of speakers helped us to understand how the Smart City agenda is relevant to local authorities and how we at SDS can get involved. Lost in translation The term Smart Cities has become slightly lost in translation over the last few […]