It's back-to-school season! If you are anything like us getting back into a routine can be hard. There is always so much to organise and new timings to get used to. We’re here to help you set yourself and your kids up for success this school year and smarten up your back-to-school routine. In this blog, we’ll show you how [...]
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Conversational AI and smart speakers are revolutionising the way we approach health and social care services, providing new opportunities for accessible, convenient and personalised support. I was delighted to head down to Glasgow to present on this topic at the Third Sector Lab's Tech for Good event. Conversational AI and generative AI are set to [...]
Introducing a new Amazon Alexa app designed to make community support information accessible to all Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A new voice in the emerging voice technology space is ALISS. Powered by Amazon Alexa, ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) is the first voice application of its kind. ALISS is a national digital system designed to help people find [...]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Firstly, I want to say welcome back if you are reading this and sorry that I haven’t written a news article for a long time. Time just gets away from us sometimes doesn’t it. It can be hard to feel like you’re being productive, but I think just staying well and looking after each [...]
This blog has moved to our dedicated Kindspace site for all things wellbeing on Alexa. https://createyourkindspace.com/what-can-kindspace-help-me-with/
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Listen to this week’s news above or read on! We enjoy sharing information about technology, wellbeing, housing and social care that we find interesting. For the past year, our social media was the main place that we published these articles and news stories. Our blog has mainly covered internal news and more recently our interviews [...]
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes The way that people are interacting with technology is changing. Indeed communication methods have seen massive changes over the last decade. A voice assistant can be used to help you get organised, call friends and family and have fun. There is a growing library of things to try out from music, books and learning [...]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes There has never been a more important time to encourage access and inclusion for communication services. Even before covid-19 this was an issue recognised by the telecommunications industry and in particular the UK regulator Ofcom, who regularly monitor take up of services. It’s important that people are not disadvantaged or put off trying digital technologies, [...]
