Total expenditure on Digital Champions as part of digital inclusion initiatives: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
The total expenditure by the Scottish Government on training, recruiting, and supporting community or volunteer Digital Champions as part of digital inclusion initiatives (for example, Connecting Scotland, Digital Lifelines Scotland, Digital Inclusion Programme, or any similar programmes) for each financial year from 2020-21 to the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
A breakdown where available, including:
• Training and support costs
• Staff or internal resource costs
• Grants or funding to partner organisations
• Any other associated costs
Response
I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. The reasons why we don’t have the information are explained in the Annex to this letter.
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG