Over 61,000 vulnerable households were supported with digital devices, connectivity and skills support,In response to the lack of progress from the Scottish Government, we published our own Digital Inclusion,Roadmap in November 2023.,The report, published over a year ago in August 2024, noted leadership on digital inclusion had faltered,The Audit Scotland report explicitly referenced the SCVO roadmap as the foundation for Government to

One specific action the Scottish Government have promised was the establishment of a Digital Inclusion,barriers to furthering digital inclusion across Scotland” might be laudable, we have significant concerns,Ultimately the creation of the Digital Inclusion Alliance risks offloading responsibility and confusing,We agree that digital inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.,The bottom line SCVO does not support the creation of a Digital Inclusion Alliance.

digital inclusion journey.,digital skills Create a business case for embedding digital inclusion What problem are we trying to,You can find a collection of publications in our digital inclusion research library, but here are our,go-to reports to get started: Making digital inclusion everyone's responsibility: a roadmap for Scotland,Having a digitally confident workforce is an essential part of digital inclusion.

We also know that digital inclusion is not something that once achieved lasts forever; any one of us,By doing more, digital inclusion can be the key to unlocking life changing opportunities.,This roadmap is a starting point.,To help, our team can provide: Support to benchmark and grow the digital capabilities of your workforce,approach to embedding digital inclusion Support to develop partnerships and new place-based approaches

To realise this, we’re on a mission to make digital inclusion everyone’s responsibility.,This underpins the approach we are taking in this roadmap. We want to be bold in our approach.,By creating a digital inclusion infrastructure, we can alleviate the symptoms of digital exclusion.,inclusion, supported by the three broader enablers which need to be in place to support them.,capacity and a supportive environment to enable them to appropriately embed work to tackle digital exclusion

The challenge We live in a digital world, but some people remain excluded.,We believe this inequality is unacceptable and everyone has a part to play in increasing digital inclusion,We’ve developed this post-pandemic roadmap to define where we’re at, where we need to go and the high,level actions we need to take towards significantly reducing digital exclusion in Scotland.,Continue reading online Download the summary (PDF) Download the full roadmap (PDF)

We’ve been digging into the wave of digital inclusion reports and strategies that have been released,Digital inclusion strategies, such as those outlined in Scotland’s Roadmap for Digital Inclusion and,In the context of digital inclusion, cultural capital shapes who can effectively engage with the digital,The SCVO Roadmap for Digital Inclusion recognises the link between digital exclusion and poverty, and,The SCVO Roadmap for Digital Inclusion recognises that eradicating digital exclusion requires addressing

Have we adapted how we support staff and volunteers when working in new ways?,See Neon’s roadmap for detangling themselves from Big Tech.,He is responsible for work on policy, membership and sector support services.,Maddie has a strong background in supporting voluntary organisations in Scotland to embrace digital to,As Head of Digital at Simon Community Scotland he leads on digital inclusion through the national Get

in order to support individuals to achieve their digital goals.,: Motivation: How can you support the people you work with to get excited about digital?,There are countless ways you can get involved and support or deliver on digital inclusion work.,to supporting customers.,Sign up to Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter today.

gets digital Themes and key next steps Our ask to funders and support organisations Introduction This,, training and support.,Our digital champions provided person-centred support to help people to get the most out of the devices,innovation’ for its own sake Three things you can do now to make progress Develop a medium-term investment roadmap,to make progress Do a retrospective on changes you made during the pandemic, and start building a roadmap