Digital Reports

Digital Connectivity in Scotland 2020–2025

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2025 Charity Digital Skills Report

https://charitydigitalskills.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Charity-Digital-Skills-Report-2025.pdf

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December 2025 Catalyst: Digital Isn't Neutral

Digital isn’t neutral: How 2025’s charity digital trends are deepening inequity

https://www.thecatalyst.org.uk/digital-isnt-neutral-how-2025-charity-digital-trends-are-deepening-inequity/?utm_source=Catalyst&utm_campaign=4ca65b068c-Newsletter+2024+07+11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5907e1dc0e-4ca65b068c-338829

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Good Things Foundation Policy & Research 

Minimum Digital Living Standard - Briefing Paper 2025

The Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) is a benchmark, developed with members of the public, for what households need to feel digitally included.

https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/policy-and-research/research-and-evidence/research-2025/mdls-briefing-paper

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2025 – Nov 24 R100 Interim Evaluation (final interim evaluation report)

Independent evaluation of the Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% (R100) programme, assessing economic, social and delivery impacts, including business productivity and wellbeing.

https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis/2025/11/r100-interim-evaluation/documents/r100-interim-evaluation-final-report/r100-interim-evaluation-final-report/govscot%3Adocument/r100-interim-evaluation-final-report.pdf

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2025 – Nov 19 Ofcom Connected Nations: Scotland report 2025

Annual infrastructure update showing full-fibre and gigabit coverage by local authority and rollout progress, plus mobile coverage data.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/multi-sector/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2025/connected-nations-2025-scotland-report.pdf www.ofcom.org.uk

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2025 – Sept 9 Scottish Islands Data Overview 2025 (digital connectivity)

Island connectivity data, strategy commitments (R100, Project Gigabit) and performance insights on island broadband improvements.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-islands-data-overview-2025/

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2024 – Dec 5 Ofcom Connected Nations: Scotland report 2024

National connectivity performance report with coverage statistics (e.g., 62% full-fibre and 77% gigabit cap in mid-2024).

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/multi-sector/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2024/connected-nations-scotland-report-2024.pdf www.ofcom.org.uk

 

2024 – Aug 22 Audit Scotland — Tackling digital exclusion

Audit on public sector efforts to reduce digital exclusion and recommendations for leadership and action plans.

https://audit.scot/publications/tackling-digital-exclusion Audit Scotland

 

2024 – Apr/May Climate XChange — Digital connectivity & climate (evidence review)

Evidence review of how digital infrastructure intersects with climate change impacts and resilience (available via Climate XChange website).

https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/publications/

 

2024 – Mar 28 National Islands Plan Annual Report 2023 (digital connectivity)

Annual islands plan report detailing R100 progress and sub-sea cable connectivity outcomes.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-islands-plan-annual-report-2023/

 

2023 – Dec 19 Ofcom Connected Nations: Scotland report

Connectivity status showing substantial year-on-year increases in full-fibre and gigabit coverage, and mobile geographic improvements.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/multi-sector/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2023/connected-nations-2023-scotland.pdf www.ofcom.org.uk

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2023 – Dec 5 Scottish Islands Data Overview

Islands digital connectivity snapshot including broadband and R100 impact metrics.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-islands-data-overview-2023/

 

2023 Health & Social Care: Data Strategy

Scotland’s first data strategy for health and social care, setting out how we will work together in transforming the way that people access their own data to improve health and wellbeing; and how care is delivered through improvements to our systems.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/data-strategy-health-social-care-2/

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2022 – Dec 15 Ofcom Connected Nations: Scotland report

Infrastructure report highlighting residual connectivity gaps, superfast broadband availability and mobile coverage.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2022/connected-nations-scotland.pdf www.ofcom.org.uk

 

2022 – Mar 15 Audit Scotland — R100 Programme Update

Audit Scotland review of the R100 broadband rollout progress, risk and delivery challenges through early stages.

https://audit.scot/publications/update-on-the-scottish-governments-r100-programme Audit Scotland

 

2021 – May 11 A Changing Nation: how Scotland will thrive in a digital world (Scottish Government)

Digital strategy setting government digital inclusion and infrastructure policy context for the period including connectivity goals.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/a-changing-nation-how-scotland-will-thrive-in-a-digital-world/

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2020 – Dec 17 Ofcom Connected Nations: Scotland report

Baseline annual report measuring broadband/mobile coverage early in R100 and pandemic context, showing ~94% superfast coverage.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2020/connected-nations-2020-scotland.pdf