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Socitm Scotland 2016 Annual Conference – Scotland’s Digital Future
Digital technology and the internet are influencing the life of Scotland’s citizens on a daily basis with smart phones, online shopping, internet banking, wearables and many more developments. With the increasing digitisation of our economy, workplaces and private lives, Scotland is certainly heading towards a digital future. How can Scotland’s public sector make sure it is not only part of this future but also shapes it? What can the public sector do to enable all people in Scotland to take full advantage of digital opportunities and to be involved in in the digital future?
The Socitm Scotland 2016 Annual Conference will explore how public sector organisations can develop the digital skills of their own staff and attract new talent but also play their role in encouraging more young people to choose a digital career. We will discuss the importance of a broad digital participation for Scotland’s society and examine social and demographic obstacles for digital inclusion. Finally, the importance of digital leadership for realising the ambitions for a digital public service and society will be discussed.
Issues to be addressed:
- Digital inclusion: social and demographic factors behind it, role of public sector in widening digital participation
- Digital skills: within public sector organisations and in the wider society
- Digital leadership: getting senior management and the whole organisation involved in the digital transformation process
