2001 Digital Inclusion Strategy 'Connecting Scotland's People'
The Scottish Executive published its original Digital Inclusion strategy 'Connecting Scotland's People' in September 2001.
The main themes of the original Digital Inclusion strategy were:
- Awareness and Promotion - Ensuring excluded individuals and groups are aware of the opportunities that the web and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can provide.
- Access - Providing access to the web and ICTs at the time, place, method and price appropriate to the needs and lifestyles if disadvantaged communities and individuals.
- Support - Providing reliable, accessible and cost effective sources of advice and support is crucial.
- Skills - Developing the basic computer and technological skills that will instil individuals with the confidence to use the web and ICTs.
- Content - Ensuring that disadvantaged individuals and communities are provided with, or can themselves develop online content and services that they value and wish to use.
- Community Involvement - Ensuring that initiatives are sustainable at a local level, and that local communities have a sense of ownership.
The main initiatives were:
Other Scottish Executive Digital Inclusion projects: