14. Ecosystem

Identify how your service aligns with Scotland’s digital ecosystem.

How point 14 improves the service

The Digital Ecosystem allows for knowledge transfer and the reuse of capabilities developed across a variety of service patterns.

other services can reuse the capabilities they’ve created
other services don’t end up doing work they’ve already done and they reduce costs in government as a whole

Their assessment and the questions the assessors ask them will vary depending on their service and what it does.

To pass, the service team usually need to:

show that they have thought about how their service will interact with Scotland’s digital ecosystem
show that they are aware of their service pattern
show that they have considered where common capabilities from the digital ecosystem fit in with their service
show that they have undertaken value chain mapping

To pass, the service team usually need to:

show that they have an understanding of the digital ecosystem and which service patterns they align with
show that they can demonstrate a knowledge of where common capabilities sit within their service and how they can make use of or contribute to the digital ecosystem

To pass, the service team usually need to:

show that they can show awareness of the principles of the digital ecosystem approach and demonstrate their service pattern
show what value chain mapping has been undertaken by the service
show that they can demonstrate an understanding of where common capabilities sit within their service
show that they have considered other organisations that may be partners with which they can share common knowledge and capabilities
show that they can hold discussions with the Digital Ecosystems Unit on how they can use capabilities from, or contribute to, the digital ecosystem