It’s been a busy time at STS.
We have launched our new website (with a few design updates still to come!) and as part of our relaunch, we will be utilising this blog to post regular updates on all the projects that we and our Community Interest Company, Access Technology Scotland, are involved in. Here are 5 of the things that we have on the go at the moment:
Website relaunch
After months of being unsatisfied with our website, we took the plunge to give it a complete overhaul. We found the old site was hard to navigate and hard to keep up to date as we had it created by a third party. We now feel much happier with its layout, we have complete control which means we can keep it up to date easily and will always be able to inform our followers of new projects, classes and services we are introducing. Our website still has some tweaks and changes to come in the following months so keep your eyes peeled.
Cyber Essentials
Cyber security is a big issue for small businesses with many not having the budget to implement good cyber security. With the Cyber Essentials scheme, we’ve been helping SME’s achieve better cyber security and helping them get reimbursed through the voucher scheme provided by the Scottish Government.
One of our most interesting Cyber Essential experiences was at Andrew Graham & Sons, a farm up in West Calder. Quite an unusual day out to say the least, with our cyber guy Paul learning more about agriculture and livestock than he could have imagined.
To help improve people cyber security we even have a podcast going over some of our common FAQ’s that you find here : https://www.breaker.audio/make-your-business-cyber-secure-against-85-percent-of-cyber
And we also have our top 3 tips to get you started with you cyber security here : https://www.breaker.audio/make-your-business-cyber-secure-against-85-percent-of-cyber
Over the next few months we will be working to create even more content and resources to help even more companies improve their cyber security.
Greenock Highlanders
In partnership with Inverclyde Gaelic Learner’s Group and Whinhill Primary.
STS is working in partnership with Inverclyde Gaelic Learners Group to help carry out a project based on the Heritage of the highlanders of Greenock. The project will involve working with volunteers from IGLG and a group of local school children to research and learn about the history of the Gaels, their communities and their language in Inverclyde. So far we have been working with Whinhill Primary pupils, teaching them how to conduct research and turn the research into short films with a Gaelic translation.
Moving forward, the aim will be to continue the research with the children and more lessons on working with various forms of digital media to produce podcasts, music and videos, all of which will be hosted on a website they will work together to produce. There is also the aim to work to produce a short documentary that can be hosted across multiple platforms exploring the heritage of Highlanders of Greenock.
Carers Centre
The Carers Centre Greenock aims to provide a service to help identify and support carers and to recognise their valuable contribution to society. STS have recently been working with the staff, volunteers and board members of the Carers Centre to help upskill them in the use of the Office 365 suite of services. The aim of this collaboration is to increase productivity and filing systems, thus creating a more efficient workflow within the centre. With the workflow being as smooth as possible this will allow staff to spend more time working with users of the centre to provide the best quality of service they can.
Aspire Digital Space
Our Community Interest Company Access Technology Scotland is proud to be working in collaboration with Spire View Housing Association to help them deliver their Aspire Digital Space project in Glasgow. The Aspire project aims to help people with employability, finance and productivity by offering a verity of digital training classes which are free to users.
This project is part of the PowerUp initiative, run by Good Things Foundation with financial support from J.P.Morgan. Power Up aims to drive economic and social inclusion through digital skills, powering up people, provision and places. Projects will take place in four areas of the UK; Bournemouth, East London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and will help organisations to embed digital skills into support for employability, financial inclusion, and small businesses. You can find out more about the funded projects and keep up to date
with all the latest news from the Power Up initiative by visiting -
www.power-up.org.uk.
