We created Business Connect to provide Apple users around the world with the most accurate information for places to eat, shop, travel, and more,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services. “Apple Business Connect gives every business owner the tools they need to connect with customers more directly, and take more control over the way billions of people see and engage with their products and services every day.”

Libraries across Torfaen are also offering free warm spaces for people struggling with the cost of keeping their homes warm due to the significant rise in energy costs. For further guidance on the processes and policies that will help you to secure your connected places, please consult the other chapters in the Playbook. The process of turning a space into a place starts with creating better, more inclusive employee experiences—and then capturing and accruing the data from those experiences to provide insights that guide further space optimization. That’s why Microsoft Teams Rooms is the right starting point for your organization. It not only is one of the most critical hybrid enablers in every office but its usage and management data will be leveraged in Microsoft Places. Welsh Libraries are working to provide that connection within their local communities, through events and activities, signposting to other services or simply by providing people with a space to relax and chat with others.A group of people, processes and technologies that conform to a policy to achieve a desired objective Appendix: How this resource has been used by local authorities 7.1 Case study: Westminster City Council Need Apple today introduced Apple Business Connect, a free tool that allows businesses of all sizes to claim their location place cards and customise the way key information appears to more than a billion Apple users across Apple Maps, Messages, Wallet, Siri, and other apps.

The sessions are free and there is no need to book. You can find out what sessions are on offer by calling into Blaenavon, Cwmbran or Pontypool Library or following Torfaen Libraries on Facebook. The Principles are structured into three sections that relate to the phases of creating connected places. The first step in designing, building, and operating a connected place is to develop an understanding and context for it.Understanding the risks to your connected place. Knowing what assets and projects make up your connected place, as well as their dependencies and inter-dependencies is essential to know what risks exist. Knowing this, a risk management process can access what risks are acceptable and require treatment. Understanding the risks is vital to knowing which business outcomes will be affected by any risk being realised. Please consult the Governance in a box resource for further details. We are determined to make our centres community hubs, welcoming and inclusive for everyone. That is why we are constantly looking at ways to make our leisure centres more accessible.