Sally Dyson
Digital participation
digital participation team, SCVO
March 17th 2014Glasgow
Digital ScotlandConnectivity Digital
participation
Digital economy
Digital public services
Scottish Government
To be a world class digital nation demands that we
achieve world class levels of digital participation
Digital ScotlandAmbition
Scottish Government
Increase digital
participation throughout Scotland
Builddigital
capability in the third sector
SCVO Digital Participation team
30%Lack basic online skills
UK = 21%
BBC Media Literacy, Ipsos
UK / Oxford Internet Institute
No qualifications60%
Disabled50%
Retired55%
82%Not
interested
5%Too
expensive
3%No
computer
7%Too
difficult
UK / Oxford Internet Institute
1 in 5charities have little or noweb presence
50%need help with web designand social media
UK / Go ON UK
Publicsector
Privatesector
Thirdsector
Influencing Policy Agenda
Facilitating & sharing best practice
Baseline and measuring impact
Increasing Resources
Where we go next
Increasing the depth and breadth of our understanding
Developing a coherent evaluation framework
Baseline and Measuring Impact
Our ethos:• Work with people where they are at• Use know ‘hooks’ • Work through trusted individuals
• Digital by Default or Desire• Member of the RSE Inquiry into Digital
Participation• Government Digital Service and Digital
Assist
Influencing Policy Agenda
• The Gathering• Digital by default or desire• Things all charities should know about
the internet• E:bulletin• Web Pages @ SCVO• Blogs• Attending events• Gossiping
Facilitating and Sharing Best Practice
Direct Funding Bids• Big Lottery – Basic Online Skills• ERDF• European Structural Funds
Maximising Current Capacity• Digital Participation Charter• Commonwealth Games Legacy
Increasing Resources
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scvo.org.uk/digital