A look at recent research into digital skills and digital inclusion
One Digital partners are launching Case Study research as part of the independent evaluation of the One Digital collaboration. The research uses four diverse case studies to better understand what factors contribute to successful Digital Champion projects, and in particular what contributes to the ’embedding’ of essential digital skills support Read more…
Do you have good practice experience of working with people with low literacy and numeracy skills who need support with their digital skills? Some recent research I’ve done in this area has highlighted that there is very little published about how lack of literacy and numeracy skills impacts on the Read more…
We want to work with projects across the UK to discuss how we can better support digital learners to stay safe online and maintain their privacy. We would like to improve good practice in this area and better understand how people providing digital skills support can be more confident. We Read more…
My role at One Digital is to facilitate learning, and I’m really interested in how we can best support those who are more disadvantaged and lack digital skills to get online, and then to continue to learn. As I visit projects and listen to partners, one of the questions I’m Read more…
I had the opportunity to attend the Digital Inclusion Policy & Research conference last week hosted by Liverpool University in London. I wanted to share with you just a few points that caused me to ponder on our priorities and practice. The presentation by Eleni Musi on ‘What is included Read more…
Last Monday saw the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan, which sets out how NHS England will change over the next ten years and the improvements that people should expect to see, and benefit from. A whole chapter of the Plan is dedicated to digital – including digital information Read more…
What are the most pressing digital issues for the different client groups seeking advice from Citizens Advice Bureaux across Scotland? Which issues should be prioritised? What are potential local solutions to these problems? These were the aims of a recent Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) policy forum held in Perth. Attendees Read more…
The last weeks have been pretty immersive (read: chaotic). With Mhor Collective, One Digital and SCVO, we’ve been working with some fantastic third sector organisations to understand the challenges they face when addressing issues of digital inclusion, and- hopefully- work with them towards some solutions. This work has recently taken me Read more…
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) are signatories to Scotland’s Digital Participation Charter. Five local Citizens Advice Bureau’s have engaged with SCVO’s Senior Leaders Programme and three have taken part in Digital Champion training. This blog on a recent report from CAS highlights the problems facing those who only have access to the internet via Read more…
Despite the warmest summer since 1976 (I was reliably informed at a Digital Champion training session with the wonderful C-Change Scotland that ’76 was the last roaster of a summer and we discussed at length melting tarmac, skint knees and eating Wall’s Feet in the Airdrie area – as well Read more…