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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Digital inclusion sessions

of digital inclusion: a session for the wider workforce to introduce digital inclusion and build support,Digital Champions: a session for a smaller group to plan how you'll recruit, train, and support a dedicated,Workforce digital skills: a session for a smaller group to plan a digital skills audit and address gaps,start, we recommend that you explore our 'understanding' webpage and do some research on digital inclusion,Do our Digital Inclusion Maturity Check-up to identify where you already have strengths as an organisation

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/digital-inclusion-support/inclusion-sessions

Understanding digital inclusion

digital inclusion journey.,digital skills Create a business case for embedding digital inclusion What problem are we trying to,Having a digitally confident workforce is an essential part of digital inclusion.,The results of an audit can help inform an organisational learning and development plan.,digital inclusion for your organisation; The resources you will need to do this (see our section on

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion

Digital inclusion maturity assessment

solid understanding of how digital exclusion impacts on the people you work with; An approach to delivering,digital inclusion support that responds to the identified needs; The resource to help deliver your planned,Doing digital inclusion activities can be straightforward, but embedding digital inclusion in your core,The report you receive can be used to support any plans you have for digital inclusion, especially if,The Charter is there to promote, support and recognise great work in digital inclusion.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/digital-inclusion-support/digital-inclusion-maturity-assessment

The five challenges

Anyone providing a digital service has a role to play in digital inclusion.,This extends to understanding the digital skills of the workforce.,This would include having a clear business case or strategy, supported by an action plan.,This can include in-kind or financial support, with a focus on supporting people to develop their digital,inclusion journey, including: Understanding the impact of the service for those who might be digitally

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-five-challenges-5

Approach

Now that you've got a solid understanding of digital exclusion and how it affects the people you support,Key actions Be a digital leader Build support for digital inclusion across the organisation Embed digital,Cross-organisation support It's crucial that there is support from senior management for digital inclusion,Do they reflect the digital age we now live in?,We often forget to do this part until the end of a project lifecycle, but it's best to plan it from the

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach

Place-based digital inclusion

What is ‘place-based’ digital inclusion?,Place-based digital inclusion is about building sustainable solutions to digital exclusion which take,inclusion supports a range of community-wide benefits for citizens.,What has SCVO been doing?,digital inclusion across our networks.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/digital-inclusion-support/place-based-digital-inclusion

Partnership

Engaging actively in partnerships, internal and external, in support of digital inclusion.,v=yIJuzPAaSew Scotland's Digital Inclusion Charter Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter is the focal,This way of doing digital inclusion is all about the strength of partnerships in a local area, including,Our place-based guide is informed by our years of experience in supporting communities to understand,and deliver digital inclusion.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership

Designing your approach

Vision Work with local stakeholders to create a shared vision of what digital inclusion looks like in,For example: Your place-based digital inclusion initiative can be part of something bigger.,In this video, Rona from Capital City Partnership shares how they design digital literacy support within,Define clear, measurable goals for your digital inclusion initiatives.,SCVO place-based support Our FREE 3-session programme on place-based digital inclusion is designed to

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/designing-your-approach

Building your partnership

The core feature of place-based digital inclusion is partnership.,Successful initiatives rely on collaboration across sectors, recognising that digital inclusion is everyone's,Consider if these partnerships can be leveraged to explore place-based digital inclusion e.g. community,To fully embrace the spirit of place-based digital inclusion we need organisations from every sector,understanding of ‘what works’.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/building-your-partnership

SCVO’s response to DSIT’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan 

A key plank of the DSIT strategy is to launch a Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund.,We welcome funding that will support our sector and think specific funding in the digital inclusion space,At SCVO, we believe that everyone is responsible for digital inclusion.,We are delighted to see Government taking a leading role and understanding what it can do to make it,There is a long way to go, and there is a lot to learn, but we believe the Digital Inclusion Action Plan

https://scvo.scot/p/98398/2025/04/28/scvos-response-to-dsits-digital-inclusion-action-plan