Scottish Government’s open data platform goes live as ‘public beta’
The Scottish Government’s new open data platform has gone live today as a ‘public beta’ service – featuring datasets from 14 different public sector organisations. The new data.gov.scot platform, which...
Digital justice and policing: creating resilient digital foundations for critical public services
When people think about policing, justice and emergency services, technology isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind. Frontline officers. Emergency response teams. Investigators. Control room staff. These are...
Small and medium sized Scots firms to be offered government help to harness AI
A national programme will receive continued government funding to help small and medium sized (SME) firms in Scotland to harness AI. AI Scotland is being backed by £1.8 million in...
Boost for Scotland’s ‘AI Growth Zone’ with £300 million datacentre investment in Lanarkshire
Scotland’s nominated ‘AI Growth Zone’ has been boosted by a new £300 million datacentre investment programme in North Lanarkshire. DataVita, which operates the country’s largest Tier III certified datacentres between...
Ministers tighten grip on planning after environmental and energy backlash over ‘green’ datacentres
Ministers are tightening their grip on major datacentre developments amid a growing backlash from activists over their environmental and energy impacts. Local councils will have to notify the Scottish Government...
Public sector shortlist revealed for 2026 Futurescot AI Challenge
Three Scottish public sector organisations have been shortlisted for the Futurescot 2026 AI Challenge. Qualifications Scotland, Fife Council and the Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service will go through to the...
Glasgow named ‘third most AI-ready city’ in the UK, per new report
Glasgow has been named as the third most AI-ready city outside of London, behind Bristol in second and Manchester in first place. The city by the Clyde emerged in the top...
Scotland’s public sector asked: do you trust AI – and are you ready for it?
Futurescot today unveils a major new survey of public sector professionals to establish how artificial intelligence is understood, used and trusted across government, health, local authority and emergency services in...
On a mission for growth – Scotland needs to turn AI ambition into economic reality, urges top recruiter
AI is no longer a debate about a future way of working in Scotland. It is already reshaping how we think about how organisations function, the delivery of public services and how individuals build relevance...
From pilot to delivery: how the Scottish public sector can avoid certain ‘traps’ when scaling AI
We had the privilege of delivering a masterclass at Futurescot’s annual Public Sector AI conference in Glasgow in May, Scotland’s leading forum for exploring how artificial intelligence can reshape public...
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