MSPs warn public service reform needs upfront investment in digital
MSPs have urged the Scottish Government to keep funding its invest-to-save scheme, warning that the digital transformation needed to reform public services may not happen without upfront investment. In its...
Leading Scottish AI consultancy launches programme to move organisations ‘beyond’ pilots
Edinburgh-headquartered CreateFuture has launched Scotland First, a programme aimed at helping Scottish organisations, from industry to the public sector, get AI out of the pilot stage and into production at...
National Cyber Security Centre warns of AI-powered cyberattacks on critical infrastructure ‘within two years’
The UK’s critical national infrastructure should be braced for a ransomware attack involving AI-powered malware within the next two years, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned today. The agency...
Jude McCorry to step down as chief executive of Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland
Jude McCorry is to step down as chief executive of the Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland after almost seven years at the helm. McCorry, who took charge of the organisation...
Public vote opens to choose winner of the Futurescot AI Challenge 2026
For the first time, Scotland’s public sector community will decide the winner, choosing between proofs of concept from Fife Council, Qualifications Scotland and the Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service. Voting...
Exclusive: Cameron takes control at critical point for digital drive
Scotland’s digital ambitions have a new figurehead. Jonathan Cameron, deputy director of digital health and care at the Scottish Government, is taking the reins as director of digital, replacing Geoff...
Edinburgh in line for chip design boost as Chancellor sets out £600 million AI package
Edinburgh has been chosen as home to a new £18 million national academy for advanced chip design, as part of a package of AI investment confirmed in today’s Autumn Budget....
Scotland’s R100 broadband programme in running for European award
The Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% (R100) programme has been named among nine finalists for the European Commission’s 2026 European Digital Connectivity Awards. It is the only UK entry, shortlisted in...
Edinburgh councillor calls for review over fears AI-generated complaints piling ‘pressure’ on council staff
City council bosses are being urged to measure how many complaints are being written using AI – with a warning that long, legally dense submissions are taking up significant amounts...
Data, devices and due process. How Police Scotland is battling to keep pace with the rise in digital evidence
When Police Scotland was formed from eight legacy forces on 1 April 2013, Scotland already had something few jurisdictions could claim: a single national forensic service, created in 2007 and...
