AmbITion Scotland is a digital development programme for the arts, heritage and cultural sector in Scotland over 2012-14, funded by The National Lottery via Creative Scotland. Want to get digitally fitter and smarter? Join in!
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Engaging with AmbITion Scotland means you can get support - via our Make:IT:Happen Fund, through finding student interns or academic partners and through participating with our learning, resources and networking activities
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By Hannah Rudman
17 June 2013
Watch this case study in Sustainable AmbITion: the Screen Machine analyses it’s Carbon Emissions and talks about how digital tools have helped this process and how they will support a lower carbon future for the UK’s only mobile cinema which takes movie night to 34 of Scotland’s more remote communities.
By Niall Walker
7 June 2013
Thanks to funding from the Ambition Scotland Organisational Development Fund, the Arches had wi-fi installed throughout its huge, brick-walled, mobile-reception-restrictive premises, meaning punters, promoters, staff and artists can now Tweet, browse and post throughout the building…. (The Arches being built in 1899, just prior to the invention of Wi-Fi) The benefits The installation of [...]
By The GalGael Trust
31 May 2013
If you cannot view the Prezi presentation above, please visit GalGael gets AmbITion
By Hannah Rudman
29 May 2013
Our fabulous national conference Digital 2013 was held at the SECC on 25.04.2013, organised in partnership with Interactive Scotland and Scottish Enterprise. The keynote speakers and panel Q&A session are available here for on demand viewing! Conference Welcome – Alisdair Gunn, Project Director, Interactive Scotland Digital 2013’s opening address highlighted the pathway for the digital [...]
By Ashley Smith Hammond
25 April 2013
Top tweets and what we learned at Digital 2013
By Hannah Rudman
6 April 2013
The Touring Network (formerly known as Performing Arts Network, or PAN) have worked with AmbITion Scotland funds to develop Tourbook – an online social network for promoters and touring companies focusing on bringing work to remote geographical areas. Watch their fascinating case study to discover what implications and benefits and features the social network will [...]
By Hannah Rudman
27 February 2013
This webcast masterclass on Visual Engagement in a digital world – is a (digital) picture worth 1000 words (or 140 characters)? is here to watch on demand. Following the digital technology explosion is the adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” still true? Certainly, a digital image is something that works well across all digital [...]
By Hannah Rudman
1 February 2013
Another #artsdigital project reports on its results: Imperial War Museums have been researching and developing methods to engage audiences with exhibitions, artefacts and each other. Their project involves various in-gallery, online and mobile applications that allow people to further engage with museum collections through digital interaction: watch this video to see what they’ve achieved: Thanks [...]
By Ashley Smith Hammond
10 January 2013
Source – Culture professionals network: Culture professionals blog | guardian.co.uk Social platforms and social selling have crucial roles to play in craft’s evolution through the digital age, finds Karen Yair Craft is becoming increasingly visible in the social media sphere. Makers, retailers, galleries and craft organisations are all embracing online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest as key [...]
By Hannah Rudman
20 December 2012
A video drawing together the stand out moments and key statistics from the world of social media in 2012 has been pulled together by Space & Time Media – documenting key events such as the Diamond Jubilee, Olympics and US Presidential race. The advertising agency’s Social Media 2012 review highlights the growth in the sector [...]
