Since the elections in May, I’ve heard Scottish Ministers talk about Scotland’s economic, health and,I’ve participated in several roundtables with where senior people from the public and private sectors,have earnestly stated - as if it were news - that we need to speak about poverty, digital inclusion,,What we are doing and how that could be even better, not what we ought to talk about.,As Adam Lang said in his blog “we know what needs to be done and how to get there.

One key area of work has been digital participation.,Digital participation was gaining real momentum.,The Digital Participation Charter Fund has been operating for some years with the support of the Scottish,We are also holding some webinars to talk a little bit more about the fund and answer questions.,I’m looking forward to seeing how this funding will help set a steadier pace for digital participation

SCVO digital are helping charities think about how they look after privacy and confidentiality as they

of an ‘animated’ discussion with staff expressing concern about bringing digital into the mix at all,This brilliant Ted Talk by Sonia Livingstone explains that ‘what parents want are practical steps they,digital participation of young peopleEmpower young people to take responsibility where they can, for,, ensuring both skills and participation.,Further reading: *All* the blogs over here at Parenting for a Digital Future !

“We don’t build houses, we build communities” That’s what one of our Digital Motivators said to me at,Being a DC is about upskilling, it’s not ‘another job’ for staff to do.,Digital is an enabler to help increase different forms of contact and communication, but we don’t promote,Efficiency Savings: in most of our DC surgeries we’ve heard staff talk about their anxieties about their,Read his blog here.

seventh round of the Digital Participation Charter Fund is now open and SCVO Digital looks forward to,We are passionate about supporting the development of essential digital skills across Scotland and take,a whole team approach to achieving the aims of the Charter Fund, and the overarching Digital Participation,We will also be bringing you weekly project guest blogs over the duration of the application window which,chatting over projects ideas so please don’t be shy – drop us an email and we will get in touch to talk