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Talking Mats uses digital technology to support people with communication difficulties and improve their access to the digital world Read more
Libraries are at the forefront of helping communities discover the best of digital technology Read more
Visibility on the impact of their Digital Dynamo Award Read more
In 2015, staff members at the Centre for Nordic Studies worked on a fantastic Digital Heritage Project. Read more
Sally's on the look out for organisations working hard to bridge the digital divide Read more
Explore, achieve and extend your learning goals with Playbase Online Read more
This year we're creating digital champions in over 600 organisations to help everyone in Scotland get online Read more
It's been a busy year for SCVO's Digital Team... Read more
Can your organisation provide digital inclusion training or assisted digital support? You've got until 18 January to get on the new UK government supplier framework. Read more
We're launching an exciting new platform for the Digital Participation Charter Read more
Lessons from a fantastic Challenge Fund project Read more
A fantastic evening at the Herald Digital Business Awards celebrated charities working with digital. Read more
Get Online Week is a great opportunity to introduce people to the benefits of the internet. Read more
An inspiring digital inclusion project from North Highland Language Centre Read more
In celebration of Get Online Week, Happus are offering free advice & support to help people get online. Read more
And all of the opportunities and challenges ahead for the people we care about. Read more
SCVO's Team Digital have an exciting announcement to make! Read more
Developing digital skills and changing lives - Flourish House and their fantastic Challenge Fund supported digital inclusion project Read more
Craig Stephenson, Digital Inclusion Officer at Link Group Ltd, on the trials and tribulations of running a successful Challenge Fund project. Read more
We're living in a smartphone society, according to Ofcom Read more
A flavour of our fab Challenge Fund supported digital inclusion projects Read more
In the words of the Rolling Stones - please allow me to introduce myself. Read more
Hot off the press: our first annual report on digital participation in Scotland. Read more
SCVO’s Digital Participation team are pleased to announce the arrival of their very own Twitter handle! Read more
Sarah Quinn, Marketing Officer at Visibility, talks about Visibility's great night at the Scottish Charity Awards Read more
Reflections on our journey around the country to talk about digital participation Read more
Digital Inclusion has been a top priority in BT’s corporate responsibility programme for many years now. We have three clear aims and we’re working towards three ambitious targets, set out in our Better Future strategy. Connected Society – We believe in the power of... Read more
“There is a crisis in skills and the understanding of the digital world’s power and potential," said the internet entrepreneur Baroness Martha Lane Fox during her recent BBC Dimbleby lecture. Addressing that skills gap underpins much of Media Trust’s work in the digital training... Read more
The Easter Bunny has been, spring has well and truly arrived and the Let’s Get On roadshow is up and running. On a bright and sunny morning Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities Keith Brown came along to Lidl in Dalry in Edinburgh to launch the initiative... Read more
Over the past year we've been amazed at the breadth and creativity of activity taking place across Scotland to help people get online and gain Basic Digital Skills. Some projects and stories we are able to share on our website, other's we're able to share via our audiences at... Read more
I am a great believer that Digital has the opportunity to reduce costs, improve services and change lives. I had to renew my kids' passports recently. My experience was that the online form was simple and quick to complete, gave me a copy for my own records by default and then a... Read more
Was that another Gathering that just zipped by? In a blur, after months of planning, what feels like a brief few seconds whizzing past - it's done, gone for another year. Already there are cries from the team of ‘how is it that planning for the Gathering 2016 is on the agenda... Read more
Ever wondered what people at SCVO get up to on the internet? Here are some of our favourite digital platforms, as voted by our staff. Read more
Five digital workshops, meeting some inspiring people, free manicure and walking away with a Kindle; just some of the highlights of my first ever Gathering! Read more
We have a new mantra - Basic Digital Skills. Sally reflects on the changes and what it means for us in Scotland. Read more
On Monday I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a fantastic free lecture hosted by Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group. The lecture entitled ‘Digital Changes Everything’ focused on using digital technologies and communications to address climate change. Ian Abbott Donnelly, of... Read more
The conference that put the "social" in social media Read more
It's Safer Internet Day tomorrow (10th Feb), sign up and support this fantastic initiative to make the internet a safer place for everyone. Read more
Mary blogs on the challenges of the Challenge Fund and her top tips for potential applicants. Read more
Alex Stobart from Mydex on person centred services. Read more
Team Digital share their resolutions for 2015. Read more
Iain Robertson on Scottish libraries pioneering approach to digital participation. Read more
Preparations for round two of the Challenge Fund awards and key dates for your diaries. Read more
Sally reviews what has been a fantastic year for Team Digital and considers our resolutions for 2015. Read more
Helen McFarlane, Programme Director of Allied Health Professions at NHS Education for Scotland, explains how a new campaign is aiming to improve the quality of life for people who have problems speaking. Read more
In which Team Digital returns to rock SCVO's annual Third Sector Summit. Read more
Ian Watson, Knowledge Media Programme Manager, explains why IRISS have signed up to the Charter and highlights the importance of digital participation in the workplace. Read more
Liz Green, Senior Development Officer at YouthLink Scotland, introduces the Digitally Agile National Principles. Read more
Ian Blewett from Scottish Enterprise explains why they've signed up to the Digital Participation Charter. Read more
The next leg of the DigiScotFest tour finds SCVO's digital participation team in Dumfries and Galloway. Read more
Our digital challenge fund has launched and calls are out for applications from organisations helping people flourish in the digital age. Read more
If someone you know is ready to take their first steps online, it's easier than ever to find help and support near you. Read more
Brendan Dick, Director BT Scotland, takes on a whistle stop tour of people getting online across Scotland Read more
It's the UK's 8th national Get Online Week, and we're giving things an extra push in Scotland too Read more
Information literacy used to be viewed as a rather specialised academic issue, but this is no longer the case. Find out more about information literacy and why it is so important to a democratic society and the third sector. Read more
More public services are going digital. It’s time to ask “what would you like to do online?” Let’s be ambitious! Read more
Young Scot is not alone in facing digital participation challenges. Here’s what we’re doing to overcome them. Read more
It's been a busy summer for Team Digital. Here's what's coming up and who's doing what. Read more
Sally Dyson encourages you to get involved in the Let's Get On campaign by sharing your stories to inspire others to get online. Read more
Following on from getting a whole group of folk together in the central belt to talk about all things digital we’re really pleased to be able to bring together colleagues in the North of Scotland. In partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and The Royal Society of... Read more
SCVO’s Digital Participation team asked its Leadership Group members what are the key digital participation challenges their organisations are facing. This month’s instalment is from Tommy Laughlin from ScotlandIS Read more
The latest Scottish Household Survey (SHS) results were published last week and its section on digital participation and the use of the internet (page 76) is well worth a look. It covers four key areas: Take up of internet and broadband with a focus on how this varies by income... Read more
A whole week in October will be dedicated to helping everyone get to grips with the online world Read more
Rebecca Stafford shares her thoughts on the recent 'Is the Internet a Human Right?' event in Edinburgh. Read more
SCVO’s Digital Participation team asked its Leadership Group members what are the key digital participation challenges their organisations are facing. First up is Elma Murray, Chief Executive, North Ayrshire Council Read more
In God we trust. Everyone else, bring data. Read more
There has been a great strategic focus on digital inclusion in Scotland this year, with new strategies from both the Scottish and UK governments and the excellent report from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The need for a new approach and a new focus on tackling digital exclusion... Read more
Lynne, SCVO's new Digital Participation Development Officer, says the hard data is just the start when measuring progress on digital participation Read more
In which we take the challenge of digital participation to the UK's digital leaders Read more
It might have been the first digital participation “unconference” in Scotland but it certainly won’t be the last Read more
The internet brings great opportunity, but the way we use it risks excluding and exploiting those who need it most Read more
Notes from the latest meeting of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Digital Participation Read more
Go4IT is making sure the people with the most to gain from the online world aren’t getting left behind Read more
Just over two weeks to go, and we've added the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy to the lineup Read more
Helping people use the web is a complement, not a substitute, for other efforts on social inclusion Read more
Gosia from Third Age Computer Fun explains how it's never too late to go digital Read more
... quite simply, so you don’t miss out on the most diverse discussions about digital participation in Scotland this year #DigiScotFest14 Read more
And how participation and digital skills are central to jobs, growth and inclusion Read more
...and all the right noises, but actions speak louder than words Read more
We're planning a festival of ideas for getting everyone in Scotland online. Read more
Reflections on the UK Government's new Digital Inclusion Strategy Read more
Can you help us bid for Scotland to Get Connected? Read more
Highlights from the Scottish Parliament's Cross-Party Group on Digital Participation Read more
It's Digital Unite’s Spring Online week. A whole week dedicated to encouraging and supporting people to use the internet. Read more
Could you deliver digital skills training in the community? We want to hear from you! Read more
Here's one possibility: a world where user needs come first, and where no one is left behind Read more
Doesn't time fly? Catch up with the digital participation team - we've got new faces and plans afoot. Read more
1.3 million people in Scotland don't have basic online skills. It's time to tackle this head on. Read more
There’s just over a week to go to The Gathering, the annual two-day get-together for everyone working in or with Scotland’s third sector. Read more
My aim (not resolution) through this blog is to try to shine a light on the plans and progress of SCVO's digital participation team. Read more