{"id":107603,"date":"2025-09-24T08:21:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.science\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=107603"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:28:58","slug":"digital-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/digital-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening digital maturity: a practical toolkit for science organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The toolkit is a companion to the <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/publication\/harnessing-digital\">Harnessing \u201cdigital\u201d for science in lower-resource settings<\/a> report. It is a practical resource for science organizations to assess their digital maturity and take concrete steps to strengthen it across the seven dimensions of the ISC Digital Maturity Framework.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The toolkit is organized into three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Understand:<\/strong> Who the toolkit is for, what digital maturity means for science organizations, and how to get the most out of the resource.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assess:<\/strong> An introduction to the ISC Digital Maturity Framework and <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/blog\/digital-maturity-compass\">self-assessment tool<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take action: <\/strong>Guidance, case studies, and tools to build digital maturity in science organizations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>By using this resource, science organizations can gain insights and identify practical steps to harness digital tools and ways of working in their context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Toolkit_final.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4.png 449w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-70x100.png 70w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-141x200.png 141w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-255x362.png 255w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-382x542.png 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p><strong>Strengthening digital maturity: a practical toolkit for science organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOI: 10.24948\/2025.13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Toolkit_final.pdf\" data-content=\"Download\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accompanying resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Toolkit<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/digital-toolkit\/\">Strengthening digital maturity for science organizations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tool #1<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/blog\/digital-maturity-compass\">Digital Maturity Test<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tool #2<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/blog\/user-journey-mapping\">User journey mapping<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tool #3<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/blog\/conference-planner\">Planning your conference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Funding acknowledgement<\/strong>: The toolkit was created following the experiences of eleven ISC Members who took part in the project, supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). 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