Sally Dyson

Digital participation

digital participation team, SCVO

March 17th 2014Glasgow

Digital ScotlandConnectivity Digital

participation

Digital economy

Digital public services

Scottish Government

To be a world class digital nation demands that we

achieve world class levels of digital participation

Digital ScotlandAmbition

Scottish Government

Increase digital

participation throughout Scotland

Builddigital

capability in the third sector

SCVO Digital Participation team

30%Lack basic online skills

UK = 21%

BBC Media Literacy, Ipsos

UK / Oxford Internet Institute

No qualifications60%

Disabled50%

Retired55%

82%Not

interested

5%Too

expensive

3%No

computer

7%Too

difficult

UK / Oxford Internet Institute

1 in 5charities have little or noweb presence

50%need help with web designand social media

UK / Go ON UK

Publicsector

Privatesector

Thirdsector

Influencing Policy Agenda

Facilitating & sharing best practice

Baseline and measuring impact

Increasing Resources

Where we go next

Increasing the depth and breadth of our understanding

Developing a coherent evaluation framework

Baseline and Measuring Impact

Our ethos:• Work with people where they are at• Use know ‘hooks’ • Work through trusted individuals

• Digital by Default or Desire• Member of the RSE Inquiry into Digital

Participation• Government Digital Service and Digital

Assist

Influencing Policy Agenda

• The Gathering• Digital by default or desire• Things all charities should know about

the internet• E:bulletin• Web Pages @ SCVO• Blogs• Attending events• Gossiping

Facilitating and Sharing Best Practice

Direct Funding Bids• Big Lottery – Basic Online Skills• ERDF• European Structural Funds

Maximising Current Capacity• Digital Participation Charter• Commonwealth Games Legacy

Increasing Resources

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