Connecting Scotland: Phase 2 Evaluation

This document describes an evaluation of the Connecting Scotland program, which is designed to help low-income individuals who are digitally excluded by offering them digital devices, connectivity, and digital skills support. The program focuses on families with children, young care leavers, and older or disabled individuals. Using surveys and interviews, the evaluation revealed that the program has successfully improved online access and has had positive impacts on mental wellbeing, financial management, and opportunities for learning and employment. Despite these successes, issues such as the adequacy of devices, the effectiveness of digital skills support, and awareness of the program were highlighted as areas needing improvement. The document recommends enhancing support, improving communication, and increasing survey participation for more comprehensive future evaluations. The program supports Scotland's National Performance Framework by promoting digital inclusion to combat poverty, improve education, and enable full participation in society. The document also includes publication details and clarifies that the opinions expressed may not represent the official position of the Scottish Government. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: The Scottish Government (The Scottish Government)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Quasi-experimental method
• Quasi-experimental methods: Interrupted time series analysis
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: October 2022

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes