ALISS announces revised strategy

The strategy sets out how ALISS aims to achieve continued growth and build on the strengths of its data to deliver value across Scotland.

Since 2010, ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) has grown into one of Scotland’s largest data sources holding information about local and national health and wellbeing resources. It lists activities, services, groups, and supports. Thousands of people use the ALISS website each month, including the public, unpaid carers, and professionals. As a result of this level of success, stakeholders now consider ALISS a key master data source. This recognition brings new opportunities and challenges, which drive the need for ALISS to continue to grow and demonstrate its value to users. This strategy sets out how ALISS is looking to achieve this in the 2025-2028 period.

Five core pillars

The ALISS team have identified a number of goals and associated objectives in the strategy. The goals are outlined in the diagram below and comprise of five core pillars, which are underpinned by key enablers:

1. More data
   Increase the amount of data that is collected and hosted by ALISS that can be provided as a master data source or accessed directly through ALISS.
2. Better data
   Ensure the quality of data collected and hosted by ALISS through robust data management practices.
3. Better experience
   Enhance the experience of ALISS users providing and accessing data.
4. More users
   Increase the number of users who access ALISS directly or use data owned and managed by ALISS shared with other services.
5. Better insights
   Enhance analytics and reporting on key ALISS metrics to provide transparency to stakeholders and demonstrate value delivery.

Each of the goals has a number of objectives to help with the delivery. You can access the full strategy below to see ALISS’ priorities and plans for the next three years. If you have any questions for the team, please get in touch at hello@aliss.org.

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