DigiFest2021 Events

Dates for your diary! 

The programme for DigiFest21 will be virtual, with extended dates and opportunities to participate. 

A programme of virtual workshop sessions will be hosted during November 2021. 

The November sessions have been developed collaboratively and coordinated by DigiFest Steering Group members: 

• The ALLIANCE
• The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre 
• BCS Health and Care Scotland
• The Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland
• The INTERREG VA funded mPower Project
• The Digital Office for Scottish Local Government

Register now for the November sessions taking place on:

• Monday 1 November 2021 Digital and the social care workforce – coordinated by the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland. 
• Monday 1 November 2021 Professional Recognition in Digital Health and Social Care – coordinated by BCS Health and Care Scotland.
• Tuesday 9 November 2021 The Cliff Edge Approaches – Delivering Digital Telecare Transformation in Scotland – coordinated by Digital Office for Local Government. 
• Wednesday 17 November 2021 Embedding user centred design into digital services, led by ALISS – coordinated by the ALLIANCE. 
• Wednesday 17 November 2021 Human Rights Principles for Digital Health and Social Care – coordinated by the ALLIANCE.
• Thursday 25 November 2021 Living Labs in Digital Health and Care – coordinated by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre.

The November sessions will lead up to a two-day virtual conference event taking place on 1-2 December 2021.

A range of UK and international keynote speakers will be featured, alongside plenary and workshop sessions. The programme for the events in November and December will reflect a range of topics, showcasing digitally enabled solutions in the context of, citizens, services, home and environment. The topics covered will include:

• Scotland’s digital ambitions for renewing health and social care
• Hybrid solutions: in-person and digitally enabled pathways
• Digitally supported citizens 
• The role of Public Health – building trusted services based on data and equity
• Service sustainability and the role of digital health and care
• Methodologies for developing digital solutions  
• Sharing international good practice

The playlist of recordings from DigiFest2020 is available here.

Posters

A virtual poster exhibition will feature in DigiFest21. Poster abstracts which represent digitally enabled examples from: service design, implementation or research projects are invited to submit a 300-word abstract by 11 October 2021. Further details about abstract submission and guidelines are available on the DigiFest website.

The winning abstract will receive a prize provided by BCS Health and Care.

Further details about the programme for December will be provided in the coming weeks.

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