The forum will allow victims to discuss what happened to them and learn from their suffering to help protect children in the future.
Public health minister Shona Robison said: "The move towards a Scottish truth and reconciliation forum will benefit victims of historical abuse by providing them with a platform to voice their experiences while also giving public acknowledgment of what happened to these children."
The plans are part of the Scottish Government's response to a review of historical abuse of children in residential care, published last November.
Other plans include a national framework to support survivors of abuse, improvements to the residential care system such as better staff training, and a review of the law to address shortcomings in public records held on children in care.
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