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...
Scotland’s largest public sector IT conference set for EICC
Scotland’s largest public sector IT conference will showcase the best of international government technology tomorrow as it returns ‘in person’ for the first time in over two years. Digital Scotland...
Child disability payments can now be accessed online in Scotland in ‘UK first’
Child disability payments can be applied for online in Scotland from today in a ‘UK first’, the Scottish Government has announced. The payment system can now be accessed digitally as...
Governments look to digital ID for modern services and economic growth
As governments around the world digitise services, largely in response to Covid-19, individuals are required to prove their identities on digital channels. This is a challenge for people without legal...
Fujitsu and Scottish Government collaborate to boost public services
Now is a critical moment to invest in public sector technology services. If the Scottish Government is to deliver the best outcomes from its public service agenda, it must take...
Four-year-old Freya in pole position for the green transport revolution
It’s always good to start them young, so the saying goes. And when it comes to appreciating how technology is leading the response to climate change Freya Baillie was in...
The National Library of Scotland’s digital transformation
The National Library of Scotland engaged with the Scottish Digital Academy following ongoing challenges they were facing around the management of their digital projects. They were experiencing substantial delays to...
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