I am so excited to be writing my first blog as part of SCVO’s Digital Participation team, to introduce,someone passionate about digital inclusion, able to inspire others and able to gain the support of your,This year, we are expanding on this, offering: Monthly online facilitated learning sessions Support to,develop your digital inclusion plan to support your tenants and the wider communityOpportunities to,work with social housing colleagues from across Scotland'Train the trainer' sessions to help you support
https://scvo.scot/p/43536/2021/05/07/digital-in-the-house
Given the support that so many organisations in our sector give to those who are affected by poverty,,and who rely on a combination of third sector and state support, we suggest that the principle lying,example, Oxfam Scotland’s campaign on Scottish Limited Partnerships (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/scotland/blog,Tax digitalisation
The ‘Making tax digital’ agenda, led by HMRC, is due to deliver a fully digital tax,However, it also could have implications for people who do not have basic digital skills nor online access
https://scvo.scot/p/13706/2016/09/27/consultation-response-to-scottish-parliament-inquiry-on-a-scottish-approach-to-taxation
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Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with,Thus the need for investment in basic digital skills for all is apparent.,with connectivity, basic digital skills and skills gaps.,SCVO are currently working on a One Digital Project offering support to individuals and providing business,With technological advancement, digital skills should form a pivotal part of the core curriculum.
https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation
Blogging on their project, Craig Wilson from Big Hearts explained how they were embedding digital skills,A huge part of what we do in the Digital Team at SCVO is sharing learning to support the voluntary sector,Andrew Todd, General Manager, West Lothian Youth Foundation “We will be using the funding to support,participation project we have a directory of organisations and projects that we’ve supported to draw,Our network of Digital Champions provide personalised and ongoing support to help people in their communities
https://scvo.scot/p/33152/2019/10/25/digital-kick-off
CLASP (Community Led Action & Support Project) to deliver a digital participation project.,As a result, that summer I started as Digital Participation Officer to set up and run the CLASP Digital,This blog is a reflection on some of what I have learnt over the past two years.,participation and essential digital skills to ensure the digital investment delivers a win-win.,For those who don’t already have the essential digital skills to build upon, the digital divide gets
https://scvo.scot/p/32384/2019/09/02/two-years-with-clasp-digital
skillsSupport staff: support staff and volunteers to help others learn essential digital skills and,embrace digital toolsSupport Scotland: support the nation by contributing resources and practical support,digital services, training and support to their tenants and wider community.,commitments to digital inclusion and whether signing the Charter has supported them to achieve these,In part two of this blog, we'll look at some of the examples of charter commitments and essential digital
https://scvo.scot/p/31648/2019/06/27/essential-digital-skills-for-scotland-charter-briefing-part-1
In Part 1 of this blog, we looked at what insights we gained from a year of running a digital checkup,and offering support calls.,Secondly, people who complete the self-assessment can book a free support phone call to discuss their,That’s why we added the follow-up calls to provide more support, and to help us gain more insight.,In July, we made a big improvement for users who were asking ‘I want to book a support call now’.
https://scvo.scot/p/30955/2019/05/08/checking-in-on-the-digital-checkup-what-did-we-learn-part-2
Last month, visitors to this site may have enjoyed a blog about the journey SCVO has been on to create,a digitally confident third sector in Scotland by my colleague and Head of Digital, Sally Dyson.,As a Digital Participation Officer, a large part of my role is to support organisations on their digital,we advise organisations who would like to record data to build it in to an online survey and offer support,said the service users’ they support would be at foundation level, if not lower.
https://scvo.scot/p/34207/2020/01/07/34207
And now, I've been asked to write a blog on cyber security.,On the face of it this is unlikely as me writing a blog on my first marathon or how I won Bake Off!,My own organisation provides housing advice and support to over 700 clients per year.
https://scvo.scot/p/34214/2020/01/07/cyber-safe-as-houses
