Budget deficit to hit £529 million as Holyrood funding increase for local councils spent on teacher pay deal
The budget deficit for local authorities is on course to reach around £529 million as a Holyrood funding increase risks being swallowed by teachers’ pay rises and other existing commitments....
Public service reform motion passed at Holyrood as minister pledges ‘concrete proposals soon’
A public service reform motion was passed at Holyrood yesterday as the new cabinet secretary charged with ‘rewiring’ the sector pledged concrete proposals would be coming ‘soon’. MSPs debated the...
Public sector needs to be ‘rewired’ says minister ahead of crunch debate
Scotland’s public sector needs to be ‘rewired’ to drive improvements and protect services for future generations, a Scottish Government minister has said. Ivan McKee, cabinet secretary for public service reform,...
Public sector leaders gather to hear from new ‘reform’ minister at event in Glasgow
Public sector leaders gathered in Glasgow on Monday to hear from the new cabinet secretary charged with reforming public services. Ivan McKee, formerly public finance minister and now the Public...
Falkirk could be site of one of largest datacentres in the UK – with plans for development submitted to council
Falkirk could be the host of one of the largest datacentres in the UK with plans submitted for a 300 megawatt facility on a disused commercial site on the outskirts...
Tech giants to face new law if they fail to act on protecting children from sexual imagery, says PM
Tech giants will face a new law if they fail to act on protecting children from explicit imagery online, the prime minister said today. Keir Starmer called for tech firms...
Data and AI skills should be part of national industrial strategy, per new University of Edinburgh report
Data and AI skills should be part of a ‘sustained’ national industrial strategy according to a new report published by the University of Edinburgh. Academic experts have urged ministers not...
Edinburgh legal AI startup raises £52 million in series B funding round
An Edinburgh-headquartered legal AI startup firm has raised £52 million in a series B funding round – in one of Scotland’s largest tech deals in recent years. Wordsmith AI is...
Scotland’s top cop outlines vision for fully digitised justice system after rollout of body-worn video cameras
Scotland’s top cop has outlined a vision for a fully digitised justice system following the national rollout of body-worn video cameras for frontline police officers. Chief constable Jo Farrell pointed...
Aberdeenshire Council’s landscape team scoop digital gold award for modernising frontline service delivery
Aberdeenshire Council’s landscape team has won a gold public service award for a digital programme brought in to modernise its park and grounds service delivery. The council was named overall...
