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...
Licensing platform on course to be ‘Scotland’s most successful GovTech scaleup’ as it hits £1m revenue in first year
A licensing, permits and registration platform is on course to be ‘Scotland’s most successful GovTech scale-up’ after hitting £1million in revenue in its first year. ePass, which has been adopted...
Smoother journey ahead for Dumfries & Galloway road users with new digital pothole reporting tool
Dumfries & Galloway road users are able to report defects including potholes via a new online tool – as council teams bid to improve the quality of the urban environment....
King’s Speech commitment to digital identity highlights access to public services over immigration control
The King’s Speech today contained a commitment to digital identity as a way to modernise access to public services rather than a vehicle for immigration control. Ministers chose to state...
Government’s AI ambitions need better plumbing
Scotland’s AI Strategy 2026–2031 sets out an ambitious five-year plan for responsible AI in public services. The strategy is right to aim high. The harder question is whether the data...
Webinars launched to help Scottish public sector get to grips with AI ‘challenge’
A series of webinars have been launched to help Scottish public sector organisations get to grips with this year’s Futurescot AI Challenge competition. Three 60-minute online sessions will be hosted...
Digital Poverty Alliance urges Scottish and Welsh election candidates to ‘keep public sector devices out of landfill’
The Digital Poverty Alliance is urging Scottish and Welsh election candidates to support its call for no public sector device to end up as waste. The charity said nine per...
Public sector organisations in Scotland invited to put forward ‘bold ideas’ for AI to transform services
Public sector organisations across Scotland are being invited to put forward ‘bold ideas’ for how artificial intelligence can transform services, improve outcomes, and unlock new efficiencies – as the Futurescot...
Why the Futurescot AI Challenge matters for Scotland’s AI Strategy
With entries for the 2026 Futurescot AI Challenge opening this April, this is a timely moment to reflect on why this initiative, now in its third year, really matters to...
Scottish Government brings procurement into ’21st century’ with new supply chain management platform
The Scottish Government is bringing procurement into the ’21st century’ with a new supply chain management platform which is helping overcome inefficient and slow bureaucratic processes for public sector buyers....
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