Digital blog

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

We built ourselves a new website in a day. Here's how it's done 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

Sue Scotland highlights the need for technological innovation in health and social care and your chance to get involved. 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

How would you feel if your Marmite started talking to you? 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 Let’s Get Digital project is set to help organisations across Scotland grow and increase their digital skills 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

Digital is changing our world. Here are three big themes for third sector leaders to think about 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

Here's a quick primer on an important part of Scotland's third sector digital infrastructure 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

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: summarise this post in 140 characters or fewer 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

It's easier than ever to get a great website up and running. Here are two excellent free tools to get you started. 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

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has appointed Chris Yiu to the new post of Director of Digital Participation. Read more

A new Digital Participation Programme being launched today by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) will help give people across Scotland the skills to connect to the internet. Lucy McTernan, Deputy Chief Executive at SCVO, said: “Using the internet and digital... Read more