Scottish Minimum Digital Living Standard: interim report
This interim report explores the use of a Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) for Scotland and builds upon earlier UK-wide and Welsh MDLS studies, which delved into what households with children require to fully participate in today’s digital world.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the staff in the Scottish organisations and especially the families who took part in the interviews, who so generously gave their time and shared their views and experiences with us. We are most grateful to the school staff who kindly enabled us to hold a group with their students. We are grateful to SCVO, especially Sally Dyson, who were instrumental in the recruitment of stakeholder participants for the research.
We would also like to thank our various academic and work colleagues who have been sounding boards and critical friends for the work. Finally, and by no means last, we would like to thank our colleagues at the Scottish Government, especially the Connecting Scotland Programme and Digital Ethics and Inclusion teams.
We are grateful for the funding support provided by Scottish Government for this project. Also, for the support of the Nuffield Foundation and Nominet for the UK wide research to develop a UK Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily the Scottish Government, Nuffield Foundation, or Nominet.
Contact
Email: connectingscotland@gov.scot