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Director-General CommunitiesSarah Davidson

T: 0131-244 6021E: [email protected]

Scottish Leaders Forum members

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December 2016

Dear Chief Executives

I am writing to invite you to nominate yourself, or a senior colleague, to participate in the next round of the SG Digital Champions development programme.

At the SLF event Disrupt or Decline – Public service leadership in a Digital World on 5 October, I spoke about the importance of seizing the opportunities and addressing the challenges that digital transformation offers. The Scottish Government will publish a refreshed digital strategy early 2017, which will set out our vision for realising Scotland’s potential in a digital world. Against this backdrop, public sector leaders have a key role to play in driving the pace of change, and the Digital Champions programme aims to build awareness among public sector leaders of the transformative power of digital technology, empowering you to champion the digital agenda within your organisations with increased knowledge and confidence.

There are now 120 public sector leaders who have completed the Digital Champions programme, and feedback has been very positive. Leaders have cited the opportunity to network, share good practice and develop an improved understanding of digital opportunities and challenges as benefits of completing the programme.

Participants must commit to the whole 5 day programme which is spread over six months. Each session will offer the opportunity to hear from key speakers, ranging across topics such as leadership; transformation; the art of the possible in terms of technology and the use of data; and innovation. Further details of the programme including the key dates are

Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQwww.gov.scot

provided in Annex A. There is no fee associated with the programme; attendees will be expected to meet the costs of travel to the venues. There will also be the opportunity for interactive discussions, where public sector leaders will have the opportunity to share concerns and knowledge. Previous cohorts noted the value in having honest discussions about the challenges they face and discussing solutions with their peers.

The programme has been prepared in partnership with Leading Edge Forum and Scotland IS, and is facilitated by Paul Foley of Kynesis, who has facilitated the Digital Champions Programme from the outset and has experience managing change and developing leaders across a variety of sectors. In the spirit of growing the leadership collective we are engaging with inspirational speakers to stimulate and deepen the Digital connection.

The programme is aimed at and designed for Chief Executive and Director level. Bearing this in mind, I invite you to make a nomination of someone who will benefit from the knowledge, inspiration and peer group support that the Digital champions programme provides. I particularly hope that those who have already expressed an interest in participation will come forward at this point.

Please send your notes of interest to [email protected] by Friday 27 January 2017. Can you ensure that when you complete the nomination form attached at Annex B that you also indicate which of the 2 cohort dates available would be your preference.

With best wishes

Sarah Davidson


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Annex A

Digital Champions ProgrammeMarch – Sept 2017

Day One: Leadership and Transformation - March Objectives

You will understand how as leaders you can direct transformation and reform with confidence

You will have started to share with and learn from colleagues across a diverse range of organisations and sectors.

You will have a better understanding of the national digital agenda, how that is driving change across the Scottish public sector and how your organisation’s digital approach fits into that.

You will have identified priority transformational areas for your organisation and what you can try to encourage different thinking.

You will have explored how digital can transform the relationships between your organisation and citizens/customers to the customers benefit.

You will have a better understanding of the need to ensure that digital public services are designed using standards that focus on user needs and tackle digital exclusion

Key features of the day:

Digital Leadership – presentation and interactive session from one of our key partners in the programme - Leading Edge Forum

Overview of digital transformation in Scotland and our learning from UK and Europe Working together – The group setting the direction on how they want the programme help

or direct change which will involve speed dating. Service design – designing services with users not for users Digital Participation – A session on how to get those who want to do digital engaged and

those who don’t want to in some cases and understanding the rights of citizens

Day Two: Transformation and new ways of working - MayObjectives

You will have an understanding of the outcome areas where digital can have the biggest impact.

You will identify how you can deploy leadership and organisational capability to maximise the impact of and delivery of digital solutions.

You will have an understanding of how to ensure you are making good use of existing solutions and focusing your innovative effort where it will be most effective.


You will have explored our understanding of the new demands on our workforce and how we as leaders can address them.

Key Features of the day:

Value Chain Mapping with Simon Wardley- Leading Edge Forum Skills – interactive session on capacity and capability both within public sector and the

industry itself. Open Space to discuss your challenges and opportunities for collaboration Agile – what it is and how does it work - to help champions think of, and experience the

behaviours associated, with agile, leadership, and assurance

Day 3: - Innovation and Data - JuneObjectives

You will experience new technologies and how this might support delivering services differently

You will have identified how the better use of data can support public services delivery You will hear about how innovation can solve problems and deliver solutions for public

services You will have a better understanding of the available opportunities to aid in your digital

transformation You will have a greater understanding of the increasing threats we face operating online,

and to adopt the principles of the cyber resilience strategy into your future strategic and business planning

Key Features of the Day:

Edinburgh University: School of Informatics Xperience Lab: a virtual reality interactive session with Leading Edge Forum Data handling and analysis and How do the private sector use large data sets - Data Lab Poster Board session on your learning and top priorities Cyber Resilience – Safe, Secure and Prosperous


Day 4: Digital technologies: the art of the possible – August Objectives

You will hear about what it takes to start a business and accelerate with technology and customers at the heart of it

You will understand what it feels like from SME’s trying to engage with the public sector in the delivery of our digital transformation agenda

You will have an understanding of some small changes with big potential You will have the opportunity to reflect on what you can commit to going forward.

Key Features of the Day:

The power of digital technology, the CEO’s story - to accelerate business. SME Experiences – the opportunities and challenges in working with the public sector Case studies from public and private sector that trail blaze digital transformation Leadership in a digital world – your commitment to deliver and preparation for feedback

Session CivTech® – public sector challenges with innovative solutions

Day 5: Reflections – September

Is a session for participants to discuss the programme with a member of the Scottish Government’s Executive Team and to share your learning and how you would want to engage with the programme going forward.


Annex B

Digital Champions Nomination Form

First Name (of nominee) Click here to enter text.Surname Click here to enter text.Gender Click here to enter text.Phone Number Click here to enter text.Email Click here to enter text.Organisation Name Click here to enter text.Position in Organisation Click here to enter text.Address (for correspondence) Click here to enter text.Street Line 1 Click here to enter text.Street line 2 Click here to enter text.City Click here to enter text.Postcode Click here to enter text.

Can you provide details of why you wish to join the programme?Click here to enter text.

Sponsor name (if nominee not Chief Executive)

Click here to enter text.

Sponsor tel. no Click here to enter text.Sponsor email Click here to enter text.


Digital Champions Programme Dates

As the programme dates are fixed, please could you indicate from one of the boxes below which cohort date would be your preference. This will help us to allocate an even spread of participants across the programme.

Cohort 7

Leadership and Transformation 14 March Transformation and new ways of working 16 May

Innovation and Data 15 June

Digital technologies: the art of the possible 30 August

Reflections 27 September

Preference

Cohort 8

Leadership and Transformation 15 March

Transformation and new ways of working 17 May

Innovation and Data 21 June

Digital technologies: the art of the possible 31 August

Reflections 2 October


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