John Fitzgerald

Some vibe: "While it's exciting and curious to see what an AI agent can do without any security guardrails, this level of access is also extremely insecure"

I would love a make yer own approach to ID, I'm imagining the sales of colouring pencils and laminator pouches would be net +ve for GDP

'Yes officer, I'd be glad to produce my licence'

AI and everything else - our call to action a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector - SCVO In this report, we reflect on the digital progress the Scottish Voluntary Sector has made since 2022, and set out a road map of how charities can improve their digital capability

💯agree with this. Recently had a bit of a battle to make some long-form content play nicely on a structured web page but quite proud that we avoided the PDF route
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AI and everything else - our call to action a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector - SCVO In this report, we reflect on the digital progress the Scottish Voluntary Sector has made since 2022, and set out a road map of how charities can improve their digital capability

Read the full report on our website:
scvo.scot/support/digi...

8. Focus on reliable, user-centred technology foundations
Prioritise dependable tools, infrastructure and partnerships that enable staff and volunteers to work well, safely and confidently, today and into the future.

7. Build cyber resilience as a core duty of care
Recognise cyber security as a fundamental governance issue. Protect systems, data and people through leadership attention, training, planning and ongoing investment.

6. Communicate clearly, accessibly and strategically in a noisy digital world
Reach the right people with the right messages. Focus on accessible, user-centred content and high-impact channels rather than chasing attention, platforms or vanity metrics.

5. Approach AI with curiosity and care
Explore the potential of AI through small, safe, values-led experiments. These should be grounded in good data governance, transparency, trust and human judgement, not hype or fear of missing out.

4. Use data to drive insight, learning and impact
Move beyond reactive reporting towards purposeful, ethical and secure use of data that informs decisions, improves services and clearly demonstrates difference.

3. Invest in skills, confidence and culture – not just tools
Digital confidence comes from people who are supported to learn, experiment and improve continuously. Technology alone will not fix problems rooted in ways of working, capacity or culture.

2. Treat digital as a leadership and governance responsibility
Boards and senior leaders must prioritise digital, data, AI and cyber risk as strategic issues, setting clear direction, realistic ambition and sustained investment over time.

1. Put people first in all digital change
Design services, systems and communications around real user needs, accessibility and lived experience – not internal assumptions, legacy processes or supplier promises.

Used well, digital and technology can make charities more effective, resilient and responsive, enabling better outcomes for people without increasing costs. Used poorly, or ignored, they can deepen exclusion, drain capacity, increase risk and undermine impact.

We call on the sector to:

Scotland’s voluntary sector is operating in a world where digital and technology are no longer optional, specialist, or “back-office” concerns. They shape how people find help, how services are delivered, how trust is built, how funding flows, and how risk is managed.

AI and everything else - our call to action a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector - SCVO In this report, we reflect on the digital progress the Scottish Voluntary Sector has made since 2022, and set out a road map of how charities can improve their digital capability

Earlier this week at The Gathering, we launched our brand new digital call to action for Scotland's voluntary sector: 'AI and Everything Else'

Ten years on from our first digital call to action, what does good use of digital look like now?

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[Full report on our website]
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Really lovely to hear you doing these!

Nice one! Hope the pace stays manageable.

Really interesting reflection on interactive small group formats. Lots to think about as many superficially inclusive formats will hit differently for different folk.

The Naive Chap theory of government

Does his auto-reply pass the Turing test?

Haha, sorry! 🤣

Happy Birthday!

A book about Patisserie alongside the biography and collected poems of Siegfried Sassoon

I saw the rain dirty valley
you saw Brigadoon
I saw the croissant
you saw the whole of Sassoon

#NationalCroissantDay

There might be good reasons for Britain to build data centres. Job creation isn’t one of them Estimate*estimate

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Lots of good insights, well worth a read

@tbsky.app check out this thread

Haggis and cheese toastie

Great Chieftan o' the Sandwich Race

Put on your pal's spectacles and read this by Doug - clear thinking and good ideas on how to test your accessibility assumptions

Really clearly put and very important

Apropos of nothing in particular
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