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The Scottish Government’s Scotland’s Future reignited arguments about the adequacy of the devolved settlement,While the Scottish Government argues it could pursue a wide range of new policies under independence,,that a great deal can be done by a devolved government.,First, the UK Government decides the size of the Scottish Government’s budget and its borrowing capacity,Why might the Scottish Government benefit from further devolution or independence?

Helping people use the web is a complement, not a substitute, for other efforts on social inclusion

more effective in: representing the people making laws scrutinising the work and performance of government

board - with representation from SCVO, Voluntary Action Scotland, Volunteer Scotland and Scottish Government,Opening up data so that more people can benefit from it is an important priority for the Scottish Government

Our friends in London were first off the blocks with a new UK Government Digital Inclusion Strategy,,closely followed by the Scottish Government's snappily titled National Digital Participation Framework,make the most of the web is an important social issue, it will take genuine partnership across government,The UK strategy introduced a new UK digital inclusion charter, whilst the Scottish Government reaffirmed,of Edinburgh committee talk about an undeniable right to digital inclusion, whilst the Scottish Government

bearing on our sector's ability to recruit support from volunteers, donors, campaigners and the government

Your governing document is the formal rules by which your organisation is run.,Find your governing document at the back of that drawer and dust it off.,So go on, find your governing document at the back of that drawer and dust it off.,Get yourself a governance health check! We’re cleaning house here at SCVO.,Publication | The SCVO Guide to Good Governance is available to buy online. [/info-box]

In Slovenia the sector has long been focussed on its relationship with government, and rightly so.

The acknowledgement that local democracy is about more than local government and representative democracy,about how people can participate in democratic processes without restricting discussions to local government

Then the Government started a programme of austerity measures and welfare reforms.,How can we, as a sector, encourage business and government to create the kind of economy that would prevent,The Scottish Government has moved someway against this through its National Performance Framework[xxxvii,[xxv] Carers Legislation – Consultation on Proposals – January 2014, Scottish Government (2014), p2.,[xxxvi] See, for example, Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 Submission to the Scottish Government