One step beyond
Now we’re increasingly connected, the next part of the journey is to maximise the positive impact on people’s lives, says Capita’s public sector boss For a man who oversees some...
Harness the momentum for climate change
Adding urgency to innovation, collaboration and change could well be the key to one planet prosperity and to saving our species, believes Bob Downes Bob Downes reflects on a fringe...
Nurturing digital talent
There has never been a better time to take digital roles in the public sector Scotland is fast becoming a digital nation, with data and technology transforming how we live....
Benefits payments service to tackle ‘inefficiency’ across public sector
The Scottish Government’s digital services division has revealed it is “on the cusp” of launching a new payments service for Scotland’s public sector. The Digital Directorate, which provides centralised IT...
Changing lives in a click
Founder of Danish IT firm, Netcompany, believes software can give everyone the opportunity of a good life Since the easing of international travel restrictions, André Rogaczewski has been spending an...
Glasgow’s economic strategy to address ‘key future challenges’
Glasgow has launched an economic strategy in preparation for key future challenges set to “disrupt our way of life”, including technological advances, the climate emergency and the impact of Covid-19....
Hands-off approach for census
National Records of Scotland will introduce an online option in the delayed audit of the population Scotland’s delayed census will be carried out in March “primarily digitally” for the first...
IT consulting firm to expand Scottish workforce
Scotland is set to benefit from a leading professional services company’s plans to boost its UK workforce by 3,000 over the next three years. Ireland-based Accenture, which specialises in IT...
Kate Forbes calls for greater political interest in national digital plans
Scotland’s finance secretary has called for a greater focus from all political parties on the role of the technology sector and the government’s national digital programmes. Kate Forbes said she...
Collaboration: Let’s move from conversation to action to drive place-based outcomes
Is working together the key to creating thriving and resilient communities in Scotland? Hayden Edwards of BT highlights some of the things that need to change in order to deliver...
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