AI adoption and ambition in the public sector – seven insights for moving from experimentation to trustworthy transformation
As public sector organisations move from AI experimentation to operational reality, we explore how governments can deploy AI responsibly, at scale and with trust, drawing on insights from senior leaders...
Anthropic to build and pilot a dedicated AI assistant tool for public services in UK Government trial
Anthropic is to help build a pilot a dedicated AI assistant tool for public services in a UK Government trial – starting with job seekers. The San Francisco-headquartered large language...
Ten local authorities in Scotland selected as ‘test cases’ for IoT energy monitoring solution to cut buildings emissions
Ten Scottish local authorities have been selected as ‘test cases’ for the potential deployment of an internet of things (IoT) energy monitoring solution – to cut emissions in buildings. The...
Reflections on Futurescot’s Digital Scotland conference
At the end of last year we published our refreshed Vision for digital in Scotland alongside our joint Delivery Plan for Sustainable Digital Public Services. We launched this at Futurescot’s Digital Scotland event which took...
Twelve start-ups share £420,000 to ‘fast track’ tech solutions to help improve people’s lives and public services
Twelve start-ups have been awarded £35,000 each to fast track high-tech solutions to help improve people’s lives and public services. Projects include finding new ways to improve support for people...
Online human rights to be focus of debate at Glasgow City Council meeting
Glasgow City Council is set to put digital rights centre stage as councillors debate a landmark motion at a full council meeting tomorrow – the second day of International Digital...
Supporting people to live independent lives through technology-enabled care
Independence isn’t just about doing things alone – it’s about having control over your own life. For thousands of people living with cognitive challenges, learning disabilities, autism, and dementia across the UK, that control...
Digital Mailbox Scotland: leading the UK into a new era of public services
Scotland is poised to make history as the first UK nation to launch a country-wide Digital Mailbox solution, marking a bold leap forward in public sector digital transformation. This initiative,...
New Scottish Government app part of plan to revolutionise public services
A new Scottish Government app which is due to be released next year is part of a wider plan to ‘revolutionise’ access to public services. First Minister John Swinney says...
On course for a modern and dynamic Scotland – tech puts power of government services in palm of every citizen’s hand
The adoption of digital technology offers not just an opportunity to streamline processes and services, it enables us to fundamentally change the relationship between government and citizens. It puts the...
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