Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further information on the "programme of work on digital inclusion being undertaken with a particular focus on mental health and housing to better understand potential barriers to digital access", as set out in its Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
The £2m programme commitment was initially set out in the digital health and care delivery plan and aims to benefit more than 2,000 people by providing devices and building digital skills and confidence to access growing online services such as digital therapies.
As part of this, an initial £600,000 “Digital Pioneers” project funding call was issued in April 2023 . An announcement will be made on the Digital Pioneer projects who have been selected shortly.