Participation
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Participation A to Z: community engagement
29th August 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
Participation can feel overwhelming with the number of things to consider from the planning and delivery stages to the analysis and evaluation of the project. However, since 2005 the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) has been setting the bar high and supporting practitioners in conducting well thought out community engagement activities with the National Standards…
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Participation at the heart of policy design and delivery: the National Dementia Lived Experience Panel
21st May 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
“I am Indian; I am Scottish. I am a husband, a brother, a father, a grandfather. Some relations seem so distant now. Another life? I recall the streets of my youth; I do not know my address. But I am still me.” From a poem written by a member of our National Dementia Lived Experience…
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Putting the tea in teamwork
20th May 2022 by Jen Swan
In the last year, tea (yes, tea!) has helped to initiate over 170 conversations between over 240 Scottish Government employee’s about public engagement and participation.
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Fire Starter Festival and the power of deliberative democracy
26th February 2020 by Sophie Lock
‘Nothing about us without us’ is a mantra I often heard when working at a disability charity. The phrase has been a key part of the disability rights movement. It reflects the belief that decisions should never be made without the involvement of those affected. For many in the world of health and social care,…
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UEFA and civil partnerships bills drafted using digital tools
24th October 2019 by Niamh Webster
What do the UEFA European Championship and civil partnerships have in common? They’re recent bills being debated before becoming law. What’s interesting is that until now, bills have been drafted on paper. These are the first to be written using digital tools. It’s a move towards more open government. Guest blog from Matthew Lynch at…
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