Support & learning blog

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