ICT Strategy in Scotland

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ICT Strategy in Scotland Dylan Edgar ICT
Development Manager Scottish Museums Council
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Museums in Scotland
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A national strategy

• Four priority areas
• Users
• Infrastructure
• Software systems
• Skills

27 strategic goals
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The technological divide
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Partnering with education
lighting up learning
www.glowscotland.com
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The impact of digitisation
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The impact of digitisation
5 Agree strongly 1 Disagree strongly
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East Lothian Museums and Flickr
www.flickr.com/ photos/ eastlothian
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Red Cross Nurse
Salvation Army wedding, 1920
Victorian children, 1890s
Machine Gun officer's tunic, WW1
Imperial Wine Gallon, 1707
Winter scene, 1880s
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What next?

• Cross-domain. Working?
• We need better strategic coordination in
  Scotland.
• And as for the strategy
• Reviewing progress, highlighting success,
  identifying remaining challenges.
• Working in consultation to establish priorities
  for the next three years.

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Thanks for listening. Any questions? Dylan
Edgar ICT Development Manager dylane_at_scottishmuseu
ms.org.uk 0131 550 4121