A short overview of digital participation in Scotland and introduction to SCVO's new digital participation programme. Presented at SCVO's Third Sector Summit, November 2013.

1. #TSS13
Chris Yiu
Digital participation
Director of digital participation, SCVO
21 November 2013
Third Sector Summit
John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh

2. Ofcom, Scottish Household Survey
At the start of 2013
76%
of households in Scotland
had internet access
Up from 60% in 2008
Below the UK average of 80%

3. people
But today is about
Infrastructure is important

4. 15%Have never used the internet
UK = 14%
National Statistics

5. Fill in an
online
form
Search
and
browse
the web
Basic online skills
Send
an email
Go ON UK
Stay safe online

6. 30%Lack basic online skills
UK = 21%
BBC Media Literacy, Ipsos

7. 1.3 million

8. UK / Oxford Internet Institute
No qualifications
60%
Disabled
50%
Retired
55%

9. 82%
Not
interested
5%
Too
expensive
3%
No
computer
7%
Too
difficult
UK / Oxford Internet Institute

10. The web is
for everyone

11. Sharing
Health
WorkingLearning
Money
Public
services
People

12. Increase
digital
participation
throughout
Scotland
Build
digital
capability in
the third
sector

13. 1 in 5charities have little or no
web presence
50%need help with web design
and social media
UK / Go ON UK

14. Huge opportunity
For all our organisations
For the people and
communities we work with
+

15. What
can you
do?
Third sector
Private
Public

16. @scvotweet
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