Over the past year, we have been developing a new strategy to support the work that SVC has been undertaking to make us a more digitally inclusive organisation.
As it was for many organisations, adopting a digital approach to our projects and services was initially a way to continue to work through the Covid-19 pandemic. While this has remained true, we have also seen that digital delivery also makes our services and projects more accessible for some of our beneficiaries. With that in mind, we have become more committed to ensuring that SVC is a Digitally Inclusive Charity.
We have recently added a Digital Aim to our Strategic Plan and have completed the Digital Communities Wales Action Plan. These intend to set out the ways that our organisation will continue working towards our commitment to implement the DCW Charter principles.
We are thrilled to announce that as of the 23rd of March 2022, we have achieved the Digital Inclusion Charter Accreditation from our friends over at Digital Communities Wales (DCW)! This means that we have demonstrated that our organisational values are deemed to be in line with the Digital Inclusion Charter, and that we are on our way to becoming a digitally inclusive organisation. We have provided evidence of the work we have accomplished in this area, as well as what we hope to achieve in the future.
While we have come a long way since pre-pandemic, there is always more work to be done! We look forward to continuing to partner with other organisations around digital skills, confidence and inclusion!