Apparently there is a lot of residents of Scarborough who are wholly against Scarborough Borough Councillors receiving ipads to carry out their work. The Scarborough Evening News recently held a survey on their website which received 67,000+ responses, only 44 responses actually supported the idea.
I would love to know where the 67,000 responses came from as the population of the Borough Of Scarborough is just over 106,000. A huge percentage of which will be under 16 or sat in care homes with no access to the website.
I don't think people understand that yes the ipads cost a few hundred pounds but they wouldn't cost the council that much, especially if they buy 50+ of them.
I'm all for the idea as I do believe it will be more cost effective as Councillors can carry the ipads with them where they go to stay constantly up to date with the council. Saving them having to print out documents, maps etc.
ipads are extremely useful tools and not just toys as most people see them as being. Yes you can play games on them but I doubt the Councillors will be allowed to be play games on them!
Most people I think will also be a little bit envious of anybody who has an ipad.
People in Scarborough need to wake up to the idea that technology is taking over and if Councils don't keep up to date then in the long run it will cost more to catch up!
www.in-scarborough.com
Totally agree with you. I also question the 67,000 people that responded. To me the negativety comes from jealousy and stupidity.
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