Cambridgeshire County Council, GB focuses digital twin on improving the commuter experience
County-led Smart Cambridge and the University of Cambridge developed the digital twin using existing traffic data. The model layers demographic and employment data to show who is commuting on what streets each day. Researchers use the digital twin to show how remote work, road projects, and housing developments impact commuting patterns. Smart Cambridge plans public engagements with the digital twin to shape traffic improvements.
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+1Cambridgeshire County Council, GB helps students succeed in school with Laptops for Children
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough officials identified 8,000 local students without consistent access to the Internet or computers. The crowdfunding campaign seeks £2,600,000 to pay for laptops and 4G hotspots for each child. Laptops for Children also encourages donations of lightly used equipment to be refurbished prior to delivery. Local officials used crowdfunding to complement the national government's Digital Devices initiative.
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Cambridgeshire County Council, GB helps residents near homelessness with Floating Support Service
Council personnel, the City of Peterborough, and P3 work with residents in arrears or struggling to stay in their homes. Consultations by phone or video conference identify the reasons why participants are close to homelessness. Each resident receives customized referrals to finance, health, and employment services. The Floating Support Service works to keep participants in place rather than entering public housing.
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Cambridgeshire County Council, GB unveils Keep Your Head website as part of mental health campaign
Keep Your Head compiles mental health services and support tools for Cambridgeshire County residents. An eight-question Wellbeing Plan Worksheet guides users toward healthy and fulfilling habits. A COVID-19 section details how county residents can improve mental wellbeing during the outbreak. Keep Your Head connects residents with ongoing mental health issues to tools like the Qwell app and the Psychological Wellbeing Service.
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