ensure the right infrastructure and skills are in place across a range of partners to deliver PB successfully and with impact in Scotland. This would include consideration of how community choices might be used to reduce social inequalities, foster innovation, and remove barriers to achieving wellbeing by encouraging the participation of marginalised individuals and under-represented communities. On-going March 2017 2. Continue to fund a national support programme for local authorities to include consultancy support, digital engagement 2015 tools and an evaluation programme, producing learning resources when necessary and continuing to develop and maintain the PB Scotland website as a hub for sharing practice and learning. 3. Work with stakeholders on a capacity building New 2018 programme by developing a network of Nov 16 Community Choices practitioners in Scotland, to share learning and develop best practice which will lead to a new cohort of trainers in Scotland. 4. Support community organisations through the On-going March 2018 community choices fund to help implement and June 16 build on local initiatives either independently or in partnership with the local authority. 5. Increasing participation Doreen Name and contact Open Government information of Ingage, Local Government and Communities responsible department/team Along with a number of delivery teams Cat Macaulay, Head of User Research and Engagement, Digital Government Directorate, with a number of delivery teams across SG Other Alasdair Mckinlay, Head of Community Empowerment, involved actors Civil Society, Broad range of Public Service Bodies, third sector, private sector Private and civil society orgs involved in the design and delivery of public Sector services along with the OGP Civil Society Network
ensure the right infrastructure and skills are in place across a range of partners to deliver PB successfully and with impact in Scotland. This would include consideration of how community choices might be used to reduce social inequalities, foster innovation, and remove barriers to achieving wellbeing by encouraging the participation of marginalised individuals and under-represented communities. 2. Continue to fund a national support programme for local authorities to include consultancy support, digital engagement tools and an evaluation programme, producing learning resources when necessary and continuing to develop and maintain the PB Scotland website as a hub for sharing practice and learning. 3. Work with stakeholders on a capacity building programme by developing a network of Community Choices practitioners in Scotland, to share learning and develop best practice which will lead to a new cohort of trainers in Scotland. 4. Support community organisations through the community choices fund to help implement and build on local initiatives either independently or in partnership with the local authority. On-going New On-going 2015 Nov 16 June 16 March 2017 2018 March 2018 5. Increasing participation Name and contact information of responsible department/team Doreen Open Government Ingage, Local Government and Communities Along with a number of delivery teams Other involved actors Government Cat Macaulay, Head of User Research and Engagement, Digital Directorate, with a number of delivery teams across SG Alasdair Mckinlay, Head of Community Empowerment, Civil Society, Private Sector Broad range of Public Service Bodies, third sector, private sector and civil society orgs involved in the design and delivery of public services along with the OGP Civil Society Network
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