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Connect i ngyourwor kf or ce–Assi st i ngt he Publ i cSect orwi t hDi gi t alTr ansf or mat i on. Ther i skenvi r onmentwi t hi never ymar ketsect or haschangedsi gni f i cant l y ,andi ti sessent i alt hat youar epr epar edf ort he‘ whati f ’ scenar i o.Wi t h vendori ndependenceandt hef l exi bi l i t yt opr ovi de t her i ghtcommuni cat i onsi nf r ast r uct ur ef oryour t eam andwor kpl aceenvi r onment ,Radi ocoms canassi styoui nachi evi ngyourdi gi t al t r ansf or mat i ongoal s. Byscopi ngoutdi gi t alt r endsandbehavi our s, Radi ocoms,aCr ownCommer ci alSer vi ce suppl i er ,adaptt hei rvoi ce,vi deoanddat a communi cat i onpr oduct s&sol ut i onst oassi styou i nmeet i ngt het i ght estofbudget swhi l eensur i ng r i ski saddr essed.Thei rcol l abor at i vet echnol ogi es uni f yoper at i onswi t hcl oudbasedsof t war e& appl i cat i ons,mul t i devi ceconnect i ons,GPS t r acki ngandbodywor ncamer aswhi chcanal l of f erempl oyeesaf et y ,t i mesavi ngandmonet ar y benef i t s.

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Cor onavi r us-COVI D19

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Capi t at odr i vedi gi t alt r ansf or mat i onf or war df orDumf r i es andGal l oway Capi t apl c( Capi t a)hassecur eda f i veyearcont r actwor t h£527, 000t o mi gr at eDumf r i esandGal l owayCounci l ’ sf i nanci almanagementsyst em f r om anonpr emi sesyst em t oanew managedcl oudbasedsol ut i on.

Thecl oudsol ut i onsuppor t ssecur e homeandr emot ewor ki ngbyenabl i ng empl oyeesbasedi nanyl ocat i ont o secur el ysuppor tt hef i nanci alf unct i on oft hecounci l .

I nt egr aCent r oswi l lhel pcr eat eamor e Capi t a’ sf i nanci almanagementsof t seaml essi nt er f acewi t hot her war e,I nt egr aCent r os,asof t t hi r dpar t ysof t war esol ut i onst oi nwar easaser vi ce( SaaS)sol ut i on,wi l l cr easeoper at i onalef f i ci ency .I twi l l suppor tt hecounci l ’ sf i nanceoper aal soenabl et hecounci lt ot akeadvant i onsi ncl udi ngmanagi ngi t sgener al t ageofemer gi ngsol ut i onssuchasr oandpur chasel edger s,j obbi l l i ngand bot i csandaut omat i on. cost i ngf unct i ons,andassetmanage ment . AndyHaml yn,managi ngdi r ect or , Capi t aOne,sai d:“ Thi scont r actwi t h I nt egr aCent r oswi l lunder pi nt hecoun- Dumf r i esandGal l owayi sbasedon ci l ’ sf i nanceoper at i onsbypr ovi di ng ourdi gi t alexper t i seandsof t war ecaaccesst oi t scor ef i nancet eam.I twi l l pabi l i t i es,buti tal soshowsour al soenabl eot herempl oyeeswhoar e st r engt hi nsuppor t i ngl ocalgover ni nvol vedi nr equest i ng,pur chasi ng,r e- ment .Wel ookf or war dt owor ki ng cei vi ng,payi ngf orandaccount i ngf or cl osel ywi t ht hecounci l ’ st eam and goodsandser vi ces,t ouset he bei ngpar toft hei rdi gi t alt r ansf or masyst em.Thi swi l lsuppor tt hecounci l ’ s t i onj our ney . ” wi derser vi cedel i ver yt ot hecommuni t y . JamesPocock,busi nesssol ut i ons manager ,Dumf r i esandGal l oway Capi t a’ sSaaSappl i cat i onsar ebui l t Counci l ,sai d:“ Wear econst ant l yl ooki nt oMi cr osof tAzur e,asecur epubl i c i ngatnewandi nnovat i vewayson cl oudser vi ce.Oncet hedat ai smi gr at - howwecani mpr oveourser vi cest o edt ot henewcl oudsyst em,anyup- ourcommuni t i es.Movi ngourf i nanci al gr adesandf i xeswi l lbeabl et obe managementser vi cest ot hecl oudwi l l doner emot el yandoutofhour s.Addi - enabl eourdi gi t alser vi cesandadmi nt i onal l y ,movi ngt ot hecl oudmeans i st r at i vecol l eaguest of ocusonval t hatt hecounci lwi l lbeabl et oavoi d ueaddedt asksandhel pt hecounci l cost l yI Tequi pmentr epl acement sf or oper at emor eef f i ci ent l y t heonpr emi sesyst em aswel las mai nt enanceofi t sdat acent r e.

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70% ofwomenr epor tpr essur ef r om i ncr easi ngchi l dcar eduet o COVI D,new r esear chr eveal s COVI D19r es t r i c t i onshav el edt omanyhous ehol dsr et ur ni ng t ot r adi t i onal gendernor ms ,ac c or di ngt onewr es ear c hby Vi ennaUni v er s i t yofEc onomi c sandBus i nes s . Ther es ear c her s ,l edbyDrKat har i naMader ,ar es ear c herat t heI ns t i t ut ef orHet er odoxEc onomi c s ,as k edpar t i c i pant s aboutt hei rwor k i ngdayandt or epor tt hei rus eoft i mei ni nt er v al sof15mi nut es–s het henaddedupt hehour sofpai dand unpai dwor kt heydi d. “ Formany ,t hel i mi t at i ont o24hour swasc hal l engi ngbec aus e t her ec entper i odhasmadei thar dert os epar at ehomeand wor kl i f e.Feedbac kf r om r es pondent ss howedt hatt hei rc ur r entday sdonotf eel l i k et heyhav e24hour s ,butr at her36t o 42,whi c hhi ghl i ght st heov er l oadpar ent sar ec ur r ent l yex per i enc i ng, ”s ay sMader . Ther es ear c hr ev eal edt hats i ngl emot her swor k edt hel onges t hour s ,onav er ageal mos t15hour saday ,wi t hni neoft hos e s pentonunpai dwor ks uc hasc hi l dc ar eandhous ehol dt as k s . Ther es ul t sf orc oupl eswi t hc hi l dr enar es i mi l ar :mot her swor k 14. 5hour s ,ni neandahal foft hos ear eunpai d,wher easf at her sr epor t ed13. 75hour sofwor k ,wi t hs ev enoft hos ebei ng unpai d.

Fur t her mor e,onei nt hr eewomenwi t hauni v er s i t ydegr eeand onei nf ourwomenwi t houtadegr ees t at edt hatdur i ngt hel oc k down,andc ompar edt ot hei rpar t ner ,t heywer edoi ngal ar ger s har eofunpai dwor kt hanbef or et heCOVI D19c r i s i s . “ Regar di ngt hedi v i s i onofc hi l dc ar et as k sours t udyr ev eal sa c l earbac k l as ht omor et r adi t i onal genderr ol es .70perc entoff emal esans wer edt hatt heyar edoi ngt hel ar ges ts har eofc hi l dc ar e,andt heyal s or epor t edf eel i ngl i k et heyar edoi ngmos tof t hi swor kal one–hi ghl i ght i ngt heas s oc i at edps y c hol ogi c al s t r es s t hatwomen,es pec i al l ymot her s ,hav et obear , ”s ay sMader . Sur v ey shav es hownt hatwomenf earpr of es s i onal di s adv ant agesf armor ef r equent l yt hanmenwhent heywor kf r om home,r egar dl es soft hei rc ar eerl ev el s . Ther es ear c her ss t at et hati ti spr ec i s el ybec aus eoft hes er ol e model st hatwomenar er ar el yof f er edt heopt i ont owor kf r om home,bec aus ei ti sas s umedt hatl ook i ngaf t erc hi l dr enand hous ehol dwi l l pr ev entt hem f r om c onc ent r at i ngont hei rwor k .I t i sofgr eati mpor t anc et omak eunpai dwor kmor ev i s i bl e,es pec i al l ywhenwemus tr ai s et heques t i onsofhowpar ent sandi n par t i c ul armot her s ,ar eabl et oc opewi t has ec ondl oc k down and/ ors c hool c l os ur es . Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yPR

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Fr eezedr i edf oodof f er ssol ut i onf oremer gency servi ces Af r eezedr i edf oodspeci al i sti shi ghl i ght i ngt hebenef i t sofi t s easeof st or agei ngr edi ent sandmeal sf oremer gencyandpubl i cser vi cesaswi nt ercomesr aci ngi n. Fuel YourPr epar at i on–whosei ngr edi ent sandmeal scomewi t ha shel fl i f eofupt o25year si nt i nsorsevenyear si npouches– i sal r eadysuppl yi nganumberoff i r eandr escueser vi cesacr osst heUK ast heyseekt osol vet hei ssueofconsi st encyoff oodi nemer gency si t uat i ons. Nowt hebenef i t sofi t snut r i t i onalandeaseofst or ageandcooki ngby j ustaddi ngwat erar ebei nghi ghl i ght edt oemer gencyser vi ces,ahead ofpot ent i alwi nt eri nci dent ssuchasf l oods,st or msorpowercut s. At i yyaTai l or ,ofFuel YourPr epar at i on,sai d:“ Theuncer t ai nt ypr esent edbyt hecur r entpandemi c,coupl edwi t ht het hr eatofl ocall ockdownsandt heemer gi ngwar ni ngsbei ngi ssuedar oundBr exi tmake f r eezedr i edf oodasol ut i onf oremer gencysi t uat i ons. “ Fort heemer gencyser vi ces,whet herwor ki ngt hr ought hepandemi c orunknownf ut ur eemer genci es,t her ei sani ncr easi ngneedf orsuppl i esoff oodwhi chi snut r i t i ous,easyt ost or eandsi mpl et opr epar e. “ Wear eatacr i t i calt i mef ort heemer gencyser vi ceswi t ht hepandemi candt heonsetofwi nt erandal lt hatbr i ngs.TheNHSandcar e homesar eunderpr essur e,ot herser vi cesar est r et ched.St af fneed t oknowagoodhotmeali sr eady–j ustbyaddi ngboi l i ngwat er . ”

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Downl oadt heNHS Covi d19Appt odaysaysMBC Mai dst oneBor oughCounci l( MBC)i s aski ngever yonet odownl oadt he NHSCovi d19Appandpl ayt hei rpar t i nt ackl i ngt hevi r us. TheNHSApphasbeenr ol l edoutnat i onal l yt omakei teasi erf orpeopl et o checki natdi f f er entpr emi ses.I thas becomemandat or yf orawi der ange ofbusi nessesandor gani sat i ons,i ncl udi ngpubl i cbui l di ngs,hospi t al i t y , cl osecont actser vi cesandl ei sur e venuest odi spl ayNHSQRcodepost er s.Thi swi l lal l owpeopl et oscant he codeusi ngt heAppandt heywon’ t needt ol ogi nvi aanyot herr out e. I nf or mat i onwi l lbegat her edt hr ough t heNHSCovi d19Appaspeopl e use t heQRcodedi spl ayedi neachpr emi ses,whi chi svi t alt oenabl et heNHS TestandTr aceser vi cei nEngl and,t o cont actt henecessar ypeopl ei fcor onavi r usout br eaksar ei dent i f i edi na venue. Al lofMBC’ sbui l di ngshavei nt r oducedt hesi gnaget odaywi t hi ndi vi dualcodesondi spl ay ,andt heCounci l i sencour agi ngasmanyaspossi bl e t odownl oadt heNHSApp.

“ Mai dst oneBor oughCounci lhasensur edt hatal lofourpr emi sesar e Covi d19secur esopeopl eshoul dn’ t wor r yaboutvi si t i ngourbui l di ngs, whet heri tbeatt heMai dst one Museum,Vi nt er sPar kCr emat or i um ort heTownHal l .However ,t hesenew QRcodesar ei mpor t anti nassi st i ng t heTestandTr aceser vi cei fi tshoul d beneeded. ” Heal t handSoci alCar eSecr et ar y Mat tHancocksai d: “ I ti svi t alwedoal lwecant ocont r ol t hespr eadoft hevi r us.Busi nesses haveal r eadyst eppedupt oensur e t heyar esuppor t i ngt heNHSTestand Tr aceef f or t ,andi ti sessent i alcont act l ogsanddi spl ayi ngNHSQRcodes ar emandat or ysot her ei sconsi st ency acr osst hecount r yandt hepubl i ccan seaml essl ypr ovi det hei rdet ai l s. Venuesar er equi r edt or ecor dand mai nt ai ncont actdet ai l sl ogsf orcust omer s,vi si t or s,andst af f ,anddi spl ay anof f i ci alNHSQRcodepost erf or t hei rpr emi sesi nl i newi t ht hel aunch oft heNHSCOVI D19app.

Wi t hcasesr i si ng,i ti svi t alNHSTest Al i sonBr oom,MBCChi efExecut i ve andTr acecont i nuest or eachasmany sai d:“ Wear easki ngever yonet o peopl easpossi bl et opr eventf ur t her downl oadt heNHSCovi d19App t r ansmi ssi onoft hevi r us.Busi nesses t oday .I twi l lmakel i f esomucheasi er haveadut yt oensur et hi sf unct i oni s f ort hem andf orusi fcor onavi r us i npl ace,andt hosenotcompl yi ngwi l l shoul dbei dent i f i edi noneofour f acef i nes. ” bui l di ngs.

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