What is the MGF?
The Modernising Government Fund (MGF) was first announced to Parliament in February 2000 as a means to support innovation in the public sector, to address policy priorities for modernisation and particularly to support and promote 'joined up' working.
The first MGF awards covered a range of common modernisation themes, and a £26 million package was put in place to support 36 projects. The results and achievements of these projects were reported in the Modernising Government Fund Round 1 Final Report, published in 2003.
Follow this link for further information on Modernising Government Funding Round 1(MGF1).
Following the success of the initial MGF initiative, a second round of project submissions was considered, resulting in awards for the second round of MGF totalling £39.5 million, a significant continuing investment in modernisation of public services.
Follow this link for further information on Modernising Government Funding Round 2(MGF2).
MGF3 built upon the work of MGF2 and extended the consortium working across the Scottish public sector; it worked with the key service providers to develop a core infrastructure to support Scotland wide integrated public services; and worked with service providers to identify areas where national applications could usefully be developed to support local service delivery.
Follow this link for further information on Modernising Government Funding Round 3 (MGF3).