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A brand new voice within the rising voice expertise area is ALISS. Powered by Amazon Alexa, ALISS (A Native Info System for Scotland) is the primary voice software of its type.
ALISS is a nationwide digital system designed to assist individuals discover and share data on companies, teams, actions, and sources of their native communities throughout Scotland. The ALLIANCE has partnered with TL Tech Ltd to offer a brand new imaginative and prescient for ALISS to make it extra accessible, significantly for these with low digital literacy or who could have a bodily situation or incapacity that makes utilizing computer systems or pill units harder.
ALISS for Alexa is the newly launched voice-activated model of the web data hub developed by fusing TL Tech’s technical capability with the wealthy information offered by ALISS. Through the use of voice instructions, the consumer can merely say, “Alexa, allow My Scottish Neighborhood” and ‘ask Alexa’ for what they want to discover. The purpose is to help individuals to remain related to their communities and entry the help they want once they want it most.
Due to funding from Innovate UK as a part of their Wholesome Ageing Problem, the TL Tech group have been capable of work in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders and other people with lived expertise to co-design the brand new ALISS voice app.
Celebrating its launch, TL Tech managing director and co-founder, Caroline Laurenson, mentioned, “We’re proud to help the launch of ALISS utilizing Amazon Alexa. To have the ability to entry data on actions going down in your native space by merely asking Alexa is an thrilling improvement and an ideal instance of how expertise can be utilized to make entry to data extra handy.
“We’ve got developed the voice model of ALISS to be user-friendly, with accessibility as a high precedence. Know-how ought to be about making our lives simpler. We’re proud to be on the forefront of growing a expertise that goals to enhance the standard of life for hundreds of thousands of Scots.”
Partnerships like these are important for the sustainability of the well being and social care system in Scotland. ALISS for Alexa demonstrates the effectiveness of voice expertise and is proof of idea to others who search to develop companies which are inclusive and accessible to all.
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For extra details about ALISS for Alexa see our data web page, the place you’ll discover out extra about how the app works, solutions to Often Requested Questions, an outline of our future improvement plans and a straightforward strategy to get in contact in case you have any questions or suggestions on ALISS.
