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...
Why changing asset management software doesn’t have to be difficult
Switching from manual asset management processes, such as spreadsheets, to an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system can feel overwhelming – especially for authorities with an ageing workforce or those unfamiliar...
Smarter technology, better public services. What’s missing?
AI offers government an opportunity to rethink how services are planned, organised and delivered. The missing link is turning that potential into practical changes in how public services work. An...
Modernisation is slowed by waiting, not building – why the public sector must focus on decisions
We all know that organisations are not short of technology. Their cloud and automation are well established, AI has demonstrated its potential and we can create secure environments in hours,...
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...
Doing more with less: How Scotland’s public sector can get real value from its technology investments
Scotland’s public sector does not necessarily need more technology. The immediate opportunity is often to get more from what it already owns, as Trustmarque Ultima’s leadership explain. Councils, NHS boards...
Legacy application migration – why the ordering of operations matter
There’s a number that tends to get quietly skipped over in conversations about public sector technology. Ninety-seven percent. That’s the share of the annual policing technology budget in England and...
Why every IT service management demo looks the same, and what Scotland’s public sector should evaluate instead
Ask IT leaders across Scotland’s councils, health boards, universities and national bodies about their last IT service management (ITSM) procurement and one confession keeps coming up: after the third vendor...
Scottish Government confirms £10m to establish two ‘defence skills’ colleges
The Scottish Government has confirmed £10 million of funding that will allow two new specialist defence colleges to be set up in Scotland, following an offer from the UK Government...
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