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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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Heal t h&Speci alEducat i on

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Char i t yLeader shi p

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LocalGover nment

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Housi ng&Homel essness

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Youper f or m bet t eratwor ki fi t ’ sf unorhar dwor k Mak i ngy ourwor kmor epl ay f ul ands eek i ngc hal l engesi n y ourj obi nc r eas esper f or manc e,es pec i al l yonday swi t h l owerwor kpr es s ur e,f i ndsnewr es ear c hf r om BINor wegi an Bus i nes sSc hool . As s oc i at ePr of es s orOl avKj el l ev ol dOl s en,andc ol l eagues , i nv es t i gat edt her el at i ons hi pbet weenj obc r af t i ng,pl ay f ul nes si nwor k ,andj obper f or manc e.J obc r af t i ngi nv ol v es empl oy eesr edef i ni ngt hei rj obt as k sbyi nc r eas i ngj obdemands ,s uc hasl ook i ngf ornewt as k sandc hal l enges ,or s eek i ngj obr es our c es ,s uc hasas k i ngf orf eedbac kand s uppor t .Pl ay f ul wor kdes i gnal l owsempl oy eest oc r eat e c ondi t i onsatwor kt hatf os t erpl ayt ogi v ej oyorpl eas ur e, s uc hasc hal l engi ngones el ft oc ompl et eat as ki nr ec or d t i me. Par t i c i pant sc ompl et edadi ar yques t i onnai r eandwer eal s o as k edt or at et hedai l yj obper f or manc eofac ol l eaguef or 30c ons ec ut i v eday s .Ther es ear c her sf oundt hats eek i ng j obr es our c es ,s eek i ngmor ec hal l engest oi nc r eas edemands ,andengagi ngi npl ay f ul wor kdes i gnhel psempl oy eesper f or mt hei rj obbet t eronadai l ybas i s .Fur t her mor e, s eek i ngdai l yc hal l engesatwor kandmak i ngwor kmor e pl ay f ul wer emos tef f ec t i v ewhenpr es s ur ewasl ow.Meanwhi l e,r educ i ngj obdemandswasl i nk edt opoorper f or manc e.

Pr of .Ol s ens ay s , “ Whenwor kpr es s ur ei sl owert hanav er ageandt her ei s l i t t l ewor kt odo,empl oy eesmayl ookf ormor ec hal l enges t oi nc r eas et hemeani ngofwor kandbemor epr oduc t i v e. Theymayal s owantt odes i gnwor kt as k st obemor epl ay f ul t oav oi dbor edom,s t ayf oc us ed,andi nc r eas epr oduc t i v i t y .Thef i ndi ngsf r om ours t udys ugges tt hatmak i ngt hes e s mal l adj us t ment si nt hewor kenv i r onmenti mpr ov ej ob per f or manc e.Ther ef or e,dai l yj obc r af t i ngandpl ay f ul wor k des i gnar ei mpor t antwor ks t r at egi est hats uper v i s or sand manager ss houl denc our agei nor dert oi mpr ov eor gani s at i onal f unc t i oni ng. ” Thes ef i ndi ngswer epubl i s hedi nt heJ our nal ofVoc at i onal Behav i our . Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yPR

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Pr oper t y&Asset s

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