DigitalScotland 2026
DigitalScotland 2025
Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Edinburgh international conference centre
08:30 - 16:30
2026 Speakers
Digital Transformation Strategist,
Alison is a recognised digital leader in Scotland with a wealth of experience of many ground-breaking digital programmes across the public sector. She has worked with many organisations across the Justice sector including Disclosure Scotland, Scottish Prison Service, Scottish Courts and Crown Office. Her experience also includes a 2.5 year secondment as Head of the Digital Transformation Division of the SG Digital Directorate, during which she was involved in the Digital Justice DESC programme.
Alison is a former Chair of ScotlandIS and now works as a digital transformation strategist working with public and private sector to drive digitally enabled change.
Associate Director - Service Delivery, Public Services Delivery Scotland
Martin has worked in and around primary care in NHS Scotland for more than 30 years, including managing the Community Health Index (CHI), Scotland’s national patient index. In 2022- 2024 he led the CHI transformation programme, successfully migrating this valuable national resource to a new cloud-based, modern platform.
He continues to seek opportunities for CHI to support transformation for the people of Scotland: working across the NHS, with COSLA and private care providers; ensuring CHI underpins mycare.scot delivery; and as Vice Chair of the CHI Management Board, oversees the governance of CHI, its data and roadmap
Public Sector Account Director, Freshworks
Sam O’Neill has spent the past decade helping public sector organisations modernise technology and improve service delivery.
As Account Director for UKI Public Sector at Freshworks, he works with central government, local authorities, NHS organisations, and other public bodies across England, Scotland, and Wales to transform IT and enterprise service management.
Sam is passionate about helping public sector organisations reduce complexity, improve employee experiences, and deliver better outcomes for the citizens they serve.
Senior Project Manager, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government
Verity Hislop is a dynamic Senior Project Manager driving Scotland’s most ambitious digital transformation programmes across local government. Verity leads with a rare blend of strategic clarity and practical delivery, shaping national initiatives such as Digital Maturity Assessments, data literacy programmes, AI governance frameworks, and sector‑wide process optimisation.
A champion of collaboration, Verity influences the delivery of Scotland’s refreshed Digital Strategy, strengthens digital and data capability across all 32 councils, and empowers the workforce through platforms like the M365 Skills Hub and emerging national learning ecosystems. Her leadership in responsible AI adoption, data‑driven decision‑making, and shared service design has positioned her as a trusted voice across COSLA, Scottish Government, and public‑sector partners.
Energetic, people‑centred and future‑focused, Verity is committed to building a digitally confident, innovative, and resilient public sector that delivers meaningful impact for communities across Scotland.
CEO and Founder, ePass
James Buchan is the Founder and CEO of ePass, the shared infrastructure for licensing, registration and permitting, developed with and now live across the Scottish Government. With a decade of leadership in technology and digital transformation, and a mission to modernise licensing for governments, he believes we should be building services for both the human and the agent, and that the main barrier to AI in public services is not the AI itself but the fragmented infrastructure beneath it.
Head of Digital and Customer Services , Dundee City Council
Anthony is Head of Digital and Customer Service at Dundee City Council, leading organisation wide digital, data, and customer transformation. Having worked in both private and public sector organisation he is known for driving change in fast paced environments, with experience leading international projects. Anthony focuses on empowering people by creating space for innovation, reducing unnecessary risk, and removing low value work so teams can focus on outcomes that matter.
Head of Digital Strategy and Policy, Scottish Government
Chair, SOLACE
Pippa Milne has served as Chief Executive of Argyll and Bute Council since January 2020, following her role as Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure. With over 30 years of experience in local government across the UK, Pippa brings extensive expertise and a deep commitment to delivering the council’s vision: that Argyll and Bute is a place where people choose to live, learn, work, and do business.
As Chief Executive, Pippa leads an organisation of around 4,000 dedicated employees, providing a diverse range of public services across one of Scotland’s most beautiful and varied regions. Her focus is on partnership working to achieve the best possible outcomes for communities, and she is passionate about promoting the many opportunities Argyll and Bute offers.
Beyond her role in the council, Pippa is Chair of SOLACE Scotland and portfolio lead for Leadership and Development, playing a key role in shaping the future of local government leadership. She sits on the Chief Executives Working Group on Transformation and the PSR Board, facilitates the Leadership Practitioner Forum, and hosts the SOLACE Springboard Programme, supporting the next generation of public service leaders.
Pippa is a strong advocate for values-based, ambitious, and future-focused leadership. Her work reflects a commitment to organisational culture, collaborative transformation, and unlocking potential for communities and public services alike.
Service Owner (mygov.scot app) , Scottish Government
Carley is an experienced digital leader, focused on supporting organisations to use shared technology and approaches to deliver the transformation of public services. With a background in user-centred content design and efficient content publishing, she wants to find ways to offer a multi-channel experience of public services that meets the rapidly-changing expectations of people in Scotland. She is currently the service owner for the Scottish Government’s new mygov.scot app, and has previously been responsible for the Scottish Government website www.mygov.scot.
Systems Specialist , Fife Council
Joe joined Fife Council’s IT team right at the start of major project to give Fife residents more digital ways of engaging with the Council. From a cold start he was involved in development of over 200 online forms to apply for things, report issues and make enquiries. At the end of the pandemic a need was seen for change in education – Joe implemented the first digital enrolment for Nursery applications in Fife Council, now being improved with the appropriate application of AI tools to reduce administrative overheads in schools.
Chief Operating Officer – Digital | Digital Portfolio Director, Scottish Government
T/Superintendent, Local Policing Support, Corporate Services Division, Police Scotland
Director of Digital, Scottish Government
Geoff Huggins is Director for Digital at the Scottish Government. Previously he was Director of the NHS Education Scotland Digital Service working to create the NHS National Digital Platform. From 2013 to 2018 he was Director for Health and Social Care Integration and from 2017 to 2018 also Director for Digital Health and Social Care. Prior to that he was Head of Mental Health for nine years. From 1991 to 1998 he worked for the Northern Ireland Office working on security and political development. He holds degrees in law and criminology from Queen’s University, Belfast. He is a non-executive director of Cornerstone, Penumbra and the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership. He runs a little, takes photographs and watches films.
Head of National Cyber Security and Resilience, Scottish Government
Alan Gray is the Head of National Cyber Security and Resilience for The Scottish Government. A Security leader with over 15 years of experience within government, professional and public sector organisations, Alan has managed a wide range of security activities from strategic capability development to operational response. Previously as Chief Information Security Officer for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with responsibility for the cyber security of all core technologies and services both at home and across posts and embassies worldwide, he was also a member of the Government Security Board as representative for the CISO community across government. Drawing on past experience in National Security, academia, central government and the private sector, Alan has joined the Scottish Government to drive the consolidation and expansion of Scotland’s cyber security and cyber resilience activities, and to lead the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre (SC3).
Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government
Ivan McKee was appointed Minister for Public Finance in May 2024 where he supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government.
His career has involved a number of senior roles in manufacturing and business, managing companies in the UK as well as Poland, Finland, Croatia and Bosnia.
Early in his career, Ivan spent two years with VSO in Bangladesh. He is currently a trustee of the charity CEI, which supports education and health projects in Bangladesh.
Ivan has been MSP for Glasgow Provan since May 2016. He was brought up in Glasgow where he studied at the University of Strathclyde. He also studied at the University of Newcastle.
He was previously the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation and Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise.
Service Design Lead, Social Security Scotland
With over 35 years of experience spanning Private Sector, Local Government, NHS, Central Government, and Social Security Scotland, Jayne Purcell brings a wealth of expertise in strategic policy design, policy delivery, service design and transformation, and operating model innovation. Her career has been defined by a commitment to improving public services through systems thinking, user-centred design, and inclusive digital transformation.
Jayne has led major initiatives across social care, regulatory bodies, NHS commissioning, and social security, consistently delivering accessible, efficient, and impactful services. Her approach blends digital and non-digital solutions to meet diverse user needs, ensuring services are not only technologically advanced but also empathetically designed.
At the heart of Jayne’s work is a belief in designing with—not just for—citizens. She champions designing organisational capabilities to meeting citizens needs, iterative design cycles, cross-sector collaboration, and evidence-based decision-making to reimagine how public services can better serve communities in the digital age.
Public Sector Director, Scott Logic
Suzanne Angell has spent over 20 years advising the Public Sector on how technology can transform their services and currently heads up the Scott Logic public sector business. She has worked with many organisations across the Public Sector including Scottish Government, HM Courts and Tribunals, Department for Work and Pensions and HM Land Registry.
She is passionate about innovation and delivering solutions that enable the public sector to become more self-sufficient. She brings a deep understanding of the challenges of accelerating delivery in the public sector and enjoys taking an active role in supporting Scott Logic’s customers.
Behavioural Science Lead, Sopra Steria
Jonti is Behavioural Science Lead at Sopra Steria Next. He is a design thinker, with a rare combination of applied business psychology, human-centred design, and facilitation expertise. He identifies and delivers value from behavioural insights and has an in-depth understanding of organisational behaviour/culture. Jonti is currently redesigning major services by taking an evidence-based, data-driven approach to applying behavioural insights to practical problems and business challenges.
Chief Digital Officer, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government
Deputy Director, Digital Connectivity, Scottish Government
Robbie has been Head of the Digital Connectivity Division in the Scottish Government since 2018, leading the delivery of a number of flagship infrastructure projects that are enhancing Scotland’s digital infrastructure and extending access to connectivity. Robbie has worked in several roles across Scottish Government – previously managing European Structural Funds programmes and helping to set up SPRUCE, the first investment fund specifically established to support urban development and regeneration activity in Scotland.
Service Owner, Scottish Government
A Service Owner in the Digital Directorate in the Scottish Government, currently leading on the delivery of Component-Based Services. This project is about identifying reusable components within the Scottish Government, and building end-to-end services that save time and money as we help move services from legacy services, new legislation needing a component-based solution, or even the replacement of existing services to increase cost savings.
Prior to this he worked in linking data within Warm Scottish Welcome for Local Authorities, and the building of payment and accounting solutions within Social Security Scotland.
Partnership Director - Scotland and the North of England, Openreach
Robert Thorburn serves as Openreach’s Partnership Director for Scotland, managing the company’s commercial and funded programs to deliver ultrafast broadband to cities, towns, rural villages, and island communities. These include the £600m Reaching 100% and £157m Project Gigabit contracts with the Scottish and UK Governments, along with collaborations with Local Authorities, Housing Associations, and Managing Agents to provide full fibre access in buildings. Robert oversees the direct engagement with various communities through the Fibre Community Partnership programme, which aims to deliver local, co-funded ultrafast digital networks. Robert has nearly 30 years of experience in the IT and communications sector, with extensive expertise in managing large-scale programs. Robert is a member of the Openreach Scotland board, where he is responsible for business development and engagement with senior stakeholders. His duties also include direct media involvement and participation in the steering group for sustainability.
Founder & Chair, Storm ID
Paul is Co-founder of Storm ID, where he leverages over 20 years of experience in leading digital and data transformation. He now focuses on AI strategy development, advising senior leadership and boards across public and private organisations on how to integrate AI into their core products, services, and business processes. Paul’s guidance is grounded in his deep experience with real-world applied AI, particularly in healthcare and the wider public sector, where he has delivered solutions that improve both patient outcomes and service efficiency
Chief Information Officer , NHS24
Ann-Marie was appointed by NHS 24 as Chief Information Officer in April 2017 leads the Information, Communication and Technology directorate.
Ann-Marie has over twenty years of IT experience and has held a number of senior roles across the public and private sectors including Chief Information Officer for National Trust for Scotland, Chief Information Officer for Care Visions Group, Head of Technology for Glasgow City Council and Compliance and Data Warehousing Manager for National Australia Group Europe. Prior to this Ann-Marie held a number of technology based positions after graduating with a B.Eng in Software Engineering. This was a significant change in having started her career as a State Enrolled Nurse.
Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance, Scottish Government
Eilidh McLaughlin is the Deputy Director for Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance and is head of the Digital Citizen Division. The Division is within the Digital Directorate and covers the Connecting Scotland programme and the Ethical Digital Nation team. It also comprises Information Management and Assurance teams, thus considering digital citizenry from an internal and external perspective. This role combines Eilidh’s previous experience in corporate governance, equalities and information management. The ethos of the Division is to make sure that No One is Left Behind and to ensure that digital work is done in an ethical, inclusive way.
Business Development Manager, Scottish Public Sector, Leidos
Jamie brings a wealth of experience from over two decades in technology delivery, technology leadership, and innovative digital solutions.
A significant portion of his career has been dedicated to supporting governments in their digital transformation journeys, on both UK and international platforms.
Currently steering business development in Scotland for Leidos, Jamie plays a pivotal role in advancing technological solutions tailored for the Scottish Public Sector. His extensive career has seen him at the nexus of both prominent global IT entities and a dynamic Scottish scale-up, offering a depth of perspective based on extensive experience in the digital realm.
In a notable stint with a leading IT consultancy, Jamie was instrumental in driving digital transformation programmes for the Scottish Government. His expertise was crucial in overseeing application development projects and in architecting transformative service strategies.
Earlier in his journey, Jamie championed several government digital initiatives, from pioneering elections solutions to laying down foundational ICT architecture frameworks.
As he engages with government and industry peers, Jamie consistently brings a synthesis of deep experience and forward-thinking insights, contributing richly to discussions on digital transformation in Scotland and beyond.
Scotland Director, Sopra Steria
She has spent 30 years at the intersection of technology, strategy, and public services, witnessing and driving change across both large enterprises and agile, fast-moving organisations. Since joining Sopra Steria in 2010, she’s taken on a variety of leadership roles focused on strategy, growth, and delivery – always with the goal of making a real difference in how services work for citizens, consumers, and employees.
At the core of her approach is what she calls “joining the dots” – understanding policies and strategies, applying the right change techniques, and leveraging the right technology to drive impact. Whether through transformational shifts or incremental improvements, she focuses on simplifying user journeys by integrating data, processes, and digital solutions in meaningful ways.
As Scotland Director at Sopra Steria, she leads the organisation’s work across the public and private sectors in Scotland, bringing together our full suite of capabilities – from strategic consulting to cutting-edge digital solutions.
Beyond her professional role, she’s passionate about driving positive societal impact – from inspiring young people to explore careers in IT, to empowering women through leadership programs like Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation.
Deputy Director for Digital Components and Infrastructure , Scottish Government
Isaac Smith is Deputy Director for Digital Components and Infrastructure in the Scottish Government. Before joining Scottish Government Isaac worked in a range of digital transformation roles in UK Government most recently in the Department of Health and Social Care.
In his current role Isaac is focused on delivering high quality, user centred reusable components, and platforms to enable digital transformation across the public sector in Scotland.
Broadband Programme Director, Scottish Government
Sarah is Programme Director for broadband initiatives at the Scottish Government. She leads the team delivering the £600m Reaching 100% programme, which is one of the most ambitious digital infrastructure programmes in Europe, taking faster broadband to some of the hardest-to-reach communities in Scotland.
Sarah also leads the team playing a key role in delivering Project Gigabit in Scotland. The UK Government funded scheme, which is being managed by the devolved administration in Scotland, will help extend access to gigabit capable broadband, building upon the successful rollout of R100.
With a commercial background in fibre and mobile deployment, Sarah promotes an inclusive and holistic environment on the regional boards and working groups that she sits on. She’s an advocate of collaboration and brings a unique mix of skills, experience, and knowledge to her work with a keen eye on delivering improved outcomes for the public sector and the citizens of Scotland.
Chief Information & Security Officer, Public Services Delivery Scotland
From the public to the private sectors and back again, Scott has worked in information and cyber security for over 20 years. Having held CISO positions in the private sector, he joined NHS NSS in 2020 and leads the mission to deliver a world class cyber security operations capability for Scotland’s Health Sector. He is excited by the opportunities that new technologies and ways of working bring to society and an advocate of cohesive security strategies to exploit these opportunities safely.
Chief Executive, South of Scotland Enterprise
Jane is CEO of South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE), Scotland’s economic and community development agency for the South of Scotland. Since its establishment in 2020, she has led an organisation with a pioneering mission to deliver sustainable economic growth while enhancing community wellbeing and environmental outcomes.
A former CEO of ScotlandIS, Jane played a leading role in national digital transformation initiatives, including Connecting Scotland, and was named Digital Leaders National and Regional Champion in 2020. With more than 25 years’ experience in strategy, transformation and business leadership across the public and private sectors, she also serves on a number of national boards and advisory groups, including as Chair of Culture & Business Scotland, and as a Lay Governor of GSA.
Chair, National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board
Maggie is an extremely experienced and respected Leader, Board Chair and Advisor. She worked within national law enforcement for over 30 years and then a further 5 years in the Finance sector. Her last position was Director Intelligence and Incident Response at Lloyds Banking Group. She combines that unique blend of a senior private sector career with the highest level of international law enforcement management.
Within her current portfolio she chairs the Scottish Government’s National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board and, in 2025, was appointed as the Board Chair at Cyacomb, an Edinburgh based digital forensics company. Cyacomb’s technology quickly and thoroughly scans digital devices for known harmful content and enables law enforcement agencies worldwide to detect evidence of child sexual abuse.
Maggie is also a strong advocate for new and emerging sectors and skills. She is a mentor and advocate for promoting diversity in cyber skills.
Head of the Digital Academy, Scottish Government
Lee Dunn is Head of the Digital Academy at the Scottish Government, leading the Digital and Data Profession and advancing digital skills and capability across the public sector. With over 28 years’ experience in education, technology, and leadership, he has worked as a schoolteacher, Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, and product manager. Lee is a Chartered Manager Fellow (CMI), a member of the Institute of Leadership (IoL), and a professional coach with XSectorMentor.
Chief Digital Officer, COSLA
Dougie Shirlaw is the Chief Digital Officer at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), where he has spent the past 20 years leading digital transformation across Scotland’s 32 councils. He played a key role in developing myjobscotland, the national recruitment platform that has modernised how public sector organisations attract and recruit talent across the country.
A strong advocate for technology that delivers genuine value, Dougie focuses on turning strategic ambitions into practical, people-centred solutions. His work is guided by a belief that collaboration and shared innovation are essential to building effective and sustainable digital public services.
2026 Agenda
24 November 2026 | Session One
Registration
Conference Chair
Digital Transformation Strategist,
Government Keynote
Efficient, joined-up, preventative and sustainable - transforming public services for our communities.
Fireside Chat
Serving customers, supporting colleagues: the digital road ahead.
Industry Keynote
Scotland's Digital Strategy — Year Two: Delivery and Resilience
What has been delivered, what has proven harder than expected, and what does year three look like? A critical update covering common platforms, AI adoption, data, and local government services — and how government stays resilient as the pace of AI change accelerates.
Director of Digital, Scottish Government
Chief Digital Officer, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government
Refreshments & Networking
24 November 2026 | Session Two: Parallel Masterclasses
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Lunch & Networking
24 November 2026 | Session Three: Parallel Leadership Streams
Building the Plumbing, Not the Product
Shared infrastructure means a common data model, modular components and configuration – the way ahead for digital public services.
Service Owner, Scottish Government
Head of Digital and Customer Services , Dundee City Council
T/Superintendent, Local Policing Support, Corporate Services Division, Police Scotland
CEO and Founder, ePass
AI and the ‘Personal Touch’
Moving beyond use cases - measurable outcomes from AI innovation and delivery across public services.
Chief Digital Officer, COSLA
Chief Information Officer , NHS24
Public Sector Director, Scott Logic
AI in Action: Building and Scaling New Services
Showcasing real AI implementations with measurable public sector impact from Scotland’s AI Challenge.
Digital Transformation Strategist,
Systems Specialist , Fife Council
Founder & Chair, Storm ID
Cyber Resilience: Supply Chains, AI Threats and Zero Trust
The evolving threat landscape and how to build layered, future-proof defences.
Chair, National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board
Head of National Cyber Security and Resilience, Scottish Government
Chief Information & Security Officer, Public Services Delivery Scotland
Connectivity: Measuring the Impact of Digital Investment
Beyond infrastructure - what economic and social outcomes is connectivity investment actually delivering?
Deputy Director, Digital Connectivity, Scottish Government
Broadband Programme Director, Scottish Government
Chief Executive, South of Scotland Enterprise
Partnership Director - Scotland and the North of England, Openreach
Networking & Refreshments
24 November 2026 | Session Four: Parallel Leadership Streams
Leading the Digital Shift: Reforming Public Services for the Future
How do we ensure our digital ambitions are aligned with the way we want our public services to operate?
Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance, Scottish Government
Head of Digital Strategy and Policy, Scottish Government
Chair, SOLACE
Business Development Manager, Scottish Public Sector, Leidos
Jamie brings a wealth of experience from over two decades in technology delivery, technology leadership, and innovative digital solutions.
A significant portion of his career has been dedicated to supporting governments in their digital transformation journeys, on both UK and international platforms.
Currently steering business development in Scotland for Leidos, Jamie plays a pivotal role in advancing technological solutions tailored for the Scottish Public Sector. His extensive career has seen him at the nexus of both prominent global IT entities and a dynamic Scottish scale-up, offering a depth of perspective based on extensive experience in the digital realm.
In a notable stint with a leading IT consultancy, Jamie was instrumental in driving digital transformation programmes for the Scottish Government. His expertise was crucial in overseeing application development projects and in architecting transformative service strategies.
Earlier in his journey, Jamie championed several government digital initiatives, from pioneering elections solutions to laying down foundational ICT architecture frameworks.
As he engages with government and industry peers, Jamie consistently brings a synthesis of deep experience and forward-thinking insights, contributing richly to discussions on digital transformation in Scotland and beyond.
Citizen Services Unlocked
Breaking Down Legacy, Building Up Culture, and Designing with Purpose.
Scotland Director, Sopra Steria
Service Owner (mygov.scot app) , Scottish Government
Associate Director - Service Delivery, Public Services Delivery Scotland
Service Design Lead, Social Security Scotland
Behavioural Science Lead, Sopra Steria
Data Readiness: Governance, Ethics, and the Road to Better Services
Building the data foundations that make everything else possible.
Public Sector Account Director, Freshworks
The Backbone of Secure, Trusted Citizen Systems
Setting the conditions and building the national digital infrastructure to seamlessly connect governments and citizens.
Digital Transformation Strategist,
Deputy Director for Digital Components and Infrastructure , Scottish Government
Building Scotland's Digital Workforce
Recruitment, retention, digital skills pipelines and what the DDaT profession means in practice.
Head of the Digital Academy, Scottish Government
Chief Operating Officer – Digital | Digital Portfolio Director, Scottish Government
Senior Project Manager, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government
24 November 2026 | Session Five: Closing Keynote: Evolving with Purpose: Advancing Public Services in the Digital Age
Closing Fireside Chat
A frank conversation looking ahead to year three of the Digital Strategy, the role of digital within the public sector reform agenda and Scotland's place as a global GovTech innovator.
Digital Transformation Strategist,
Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government
Conference End
Drinks Reception
Digital Scotland is the flagship annual conference and exhibition for technology and policy leaders engaged in building Scotland’s future public services.
First held in 2017, the conference has grown steadily into Scotland’s leading forum for digital policy, public-sector innovation and cross-sector collaboration.
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Welcoming over 70 speakers and 1,200 delegates from across Scotland, the UK and Europe, the event helps Scottish Government Ministers and senior stakeholders from across Scotland’s growing GovTech movement to communicate their digital transformation and public service reform goals to an engaged and committed audience of senior public servants, industry leaders and opinion formers.
After the launch of the national Digital Strategy at the conference in 2025, we look forward to reviewing critical milestones on projects including the Scottish Government App, Digital Mailbox, Digital Front Door and ScotAccount.
Among the topics of discussion this year will be the continued impact of Artificial Intelligence on public services, the role of Cybersecurity in defending critical national infrastructure, the power of Connectivity to reach and empower communities across Scotland, Digital Inclusion and Service Design.
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DataVita is Scotland’s leading provider of colocation, cloud and connectivity services. We own and operate Scotland’s largest, most secure and most energy efficient datacentre, delivering high quality co-location products and innovative, agile cloud services from our Tier-III certified data centre near Glasgow.
We can help you slash the carbon footprint associated with your IT services, our services are powered by 100% renewable energy and the data centre itself has a design PUE of 1.18, meaning most customers will reduce their carbon footprint by 70% or more.
For exceptional hosting, fantastic connectivity and flexible/secure cloud services – give us a call!
Elastic is proud to sponsor Digital Scotland 2026, once again reaffirming our commitment to empowering and securing Scotland’s public sector.
We help organisations unlock the value of their data to deliver more connected, responsive, and resilient public services. By bringing together information from across departments and systems, Elastic enables public bodies to turn fragmented data into actionable insight; improving visibility, strengthening cybersecurity, and building greater trust in the services Scottish citizens rely on every day.
As you’ll hear from Robert MacLennan, IT Security Manager at Qualifications Scotland, and Peter King, Head of Security Operations at our outstanding partners Acumen Cyber during the conference, Elastic’s AI-powered threat detection enables improved threat visibility, accelerated response, and increased organisational confidence.
We look forward to meeting you in Edinburgh and exploring how we can help you secure data for the public good in Scotland.
Denmark is at FutureScot to share experiences from our Healthcare and Life Sciences ecosystem.
Let’s talk about the digital building blocks that strengthen healthcare delivery and life sciences innovation: secure health data infrastructure, AI-powered solutions to aid clinical diagnosis, digital rehabilitation of the frail, HealthTech, wards of the future and public–private collaboration models that have shaped Denmark’s journey as a leading nation in healthcare.
We are bringing a Danish delegation consisting of five innovative Danish companies working with healthcare as well as conference speaker Kenneth Ahrensberg, Global Policy Adviser, from the Danish Health Data Authority who have been part of Denmark’s digital health transformation.
Link to the Denmark’s Ministry of the Interior and Health: The Danish Ministry of Health | Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet
Link to the Danish Health Data Authority: Sundhedsdatastyrelsen
The world runs on licensing.
From the food we eat to the places we work, countless public services depend on getting licensing right. But most government licensing wasn’t built for the digital age. It grew in fragments, leaving councils and regulators with siloed systems, manual processes and inconsistent data, the real blocker to AI. AI is only as good as the systems and data beneath it.
ePass fixes that. Built alongside the Scottish Government, it is a shared digital platform for licensing, registration and permitting, reused across services to create consistent workflows, automation, clean data and systems AI can actually use.
We’re Harvey Nash, and we build amazing technology and digital teams. From senior appointments through to recruitment and project solutions, we are experts in the tech sector.
We’re deeply connected with our clients and the diverse community we serve and made up of passionate people who care about changing lives and helping our clients be successful.
Harvey Nash is a specialist global technology recruitment firm that connects the world’s most innovative companies with the technology talent they need to succeed. For over 35 years, Harvey Nash has been a pioneer and leading voice in the global technology space, having long term strategic partnerships with blue chip customers. With offices across multiple continents, including North America, the UK, Europe and Asia, Harvey Nash experienced in partnering with organisations on their specialised technology talent requirements including Cyber, DevOps, AI & Automation, Data, Cloud and Software Engineering.
Jobtrain is a UK-based applicant tracking system (ATS) and recruitment platform that helps employers hire smarter, faster and with full governance. Built for organisations recruiting at scale, Jobtrain supports the entire journey from vacancy approval and attraction through screening, shortlisting, interviews and offers, with configurable workflows that match how you hire. Our careers site and candidate portal strengthen employer brand and improve application completion, while built-in compliance features support safer hiring with audit trails and pre-employment checks. Powerful reporting and insights give HR and recruitment teams the visibility they need to improve performance. Backed by a dedicated UK team, Jobtrain delivers a structured implementation and ongoing support to keep hiring on track.
LapSafe® is the UK’s industry-leading expert in smart locker solutions and intelligent charging technology. For over 25 years, we’ve pioneered the way organisations store, manage, and deploy IT assets, helping customers streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance user experiences. The LapSafe® name is recognised globally for safety, quality, and reliability, with solutions trusted by organisations that need secure, high‑volume asset management with minimal staff interaction.
If you have any queries, please contact our Senior Account Manager – Rob Tanner
07725 596 539
Leidos has a 30-year heritage of supporting the Scottish public sector and its critical national infrastructure. We are dedicated to tackling its most complex challenges, specialising in modernising infrastructure and applications, leveraging swift and adaptive cloud technologies. Our expertise extends to harnessing the potential of data, employing enabling technologies that automate and analyse strategic assets.
Our people are committed to delivering transformative technology programmes, aiming for outcomes that matter.
Headquartered in Copenhagen and founded in 2000, Netcompany has built a strong reputation in digitising societies across Europe. Today, with almost 8,000 skilled and creative employees from across 10 countries, Netcompany helps UK and European public and private sector customers accelerate delivery of ambitious, complex digital transformation.
Understanding and prioritising the needs of citizens are integrated within Netcompany’s philosophy – that principle is reflected in how we build our digital solutions. In close collaboration with our customers, we involve every stakeholder who will interact with or be impacted by the technology at design stage to ensure we create solutions made to last.
Our services include business consulting, software development, project programme management, and system integration. By leveraging innovative, modular, and reusable technologies and building flexible, scalable, and secure digital platforms, we enable public and private sectors to accelerate the pace of transformation, whilst saving on costs and elevating customer experiences. www.netcompany.com
Openreach’s wholesale broadband network – the UK’s largest – supports more than 680 service providers like BT, SKY, TalkTalk, Vodafone and Zen to provide broadband, TV, phone, data and mobile services to their customers.
Any company can access our network through equal pricing, terms and conditions, and our team of around 28,000 people help deliver services to every community in the UK.
Right now, we’re investing £15bn to build a new ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband network to 25 million homes and businesses by the end of 2026. Work is on track, with the company intending to go even further – to as many as 30 million premises by the end of the decade – assuming conditions for investment remain supportive.
We’ve already reached 20 million premises and we’re passing thousands more every week. And we’re retraining thousands of our existing engineers to help build, connect and maintain the new network.
Pega provides a powerful platform that empowers the world’s leading organisations to unlock business-transforming outcomes with real-time optimisation. Clients use our enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation to solve their most pressing business challenges – from personalising engagement to automating service to streamlining operations. Since 1983, we’ve built our scalable and flexible architecture to help enterprises meet today’s customer demands while continuously transforming for tomorrow.
RoS is an innovator in land and property registration, maintaining 23 public registers covering land, property, and legal records. These include the world’s oldest national public land register, the General Register of Sasines, and the map‑based Land Register of Scotland, which provides a state‑backed guarantee of title underpinning Scotland’s multi-billion-pound property market.
Through award‑winning digital services, RoS makes it easier for customers to access authoritative information and answer the question of who owns Scotland. Its trusted data is a vital national asset, supporting informed land‑use decisions while contributing to Scotland’s economic resilience and long‑term sustainable growth.
Scott Logic‘s 400+ UK-based technologists work with some of the biggest and most complex organisations, providing a pragmatic approach to software development.
Our two decades spent building critical infrastructure for the world’s largest investment banks – coupled with our first-hand experience of and alignment with public sector values – uniquely position us as the technology partner to help government departments achieve their goals.
We balance a commitment to governance with a dedication to delivery, reducing time by doing ‘just enough’ design to build valuable increments of software. Our multidisciplinary engineers are experts in integrating and adapting technologies, achieving more with less.
Service Design Academy is a leading provider of practical, flexible, accredited training focussed on core skills needed across the public sector workforce.
We help individuals grow through in-depth certified programmes, support teams to develop mindsets for user-centred and collaborative ways of working and equip organisations with the tools to apply service design in practice.
We partner with organisations to build capability by embedding learning within live contexts, supporting frontline teams to apply service design to real challenges helping skills take root and drive meaningful change.
Our hands-on approach builds clear skills pathways from awareness to practitioner level, helping teams deliver better services, improve outcomes, and drive lasting public sector reform.
Learn with SDA to turn policy into practice.
Sopra Steria, a major Tech player in Europe with 51,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, is recognised for its consulting, digital services and solutions. It helps its clients drive their digital transformation and obtain tangible and sustainable benefits. The Group provides end-to-end solutions to make large companies and organisations more competitive by combining in-depth knowledge of a wide range of business sectors and innovative technologies with a collaborative approach. Sopra Steria places people at the heart of everything it does and is committed to putting digital to work for its clients in order to build a positive future for all. In 2025, the Group generated revenues of €5.6 billion.
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Sopra Steria (SOP) is listed on Euronext Paris (Compartment A) – ISIN: FR0000050809 For more information, visit us at www.soprasteria.com
Stalis is a data intelligence and archiving solutions provider rooted in 40 years of NHS expertise, transforming legacy healthcare data through advanced extraction, quality, transformation, and migration services across diverse care environments.
Our data intelligence services enable organisations to connect, understand, and derive value from disparate data sources, transforming fragmented information into insights that support better decision-making and outcomes.
We believe that safe, accurate data management is critical to delivering quality care. Our ethos is rooted in putting people first: from safeguarding sensitive patient information to ensuring professionals have reliable access to the data they need, when they need it.
Storm ID is an award winning digital transformation consultancy based in Edinburgh, working extensively with public sector organisations across Scotland and the rest of the UK. For more than 20 years, we have helped clients transform services and operations through user centred design, modern technology, data and AI.
We bring together strategy, service design, user research, software engineering, cloud, data science and AI capability in multidisciplinary teams, supporting clients from discovery and design through to delivery, live service and continuous improvement. Our work spans national and local government, justice, health, culture and education, with a focus on building secure, accessible and scalable services that make a measurable difference for organisations and the people they serve.
Increasingly, we are helping public sector organisations explore and adopt AI responsibly, including in areas such as automation, customer and citizen experience, document and data analysis, predictive analytics and decision support. Our approach focuses on practical use cases, secure data handling, clear evaluation and human oversight, so that AI can move from experimentation into meaningful operational value.
Storm ID is partnered with Futurescot to deliver the AI Challenge for Scotland’s public sector. The challenge is designed to help organisations explore the potential of AI, develop practical ideas, and compete for the opportunity to develop a proof of concept with Storm ID.
For more information, visit stormid.com and aichallenge.scot.
techUK is the membership body for the tech industry in the UK, supporting tech firms, their customers, regulators and government to capitalise on the benefits that technology can provide.
We’re pleased to represent over 1,100 members, from household names to ones-to-watch. Our membership includes SMEs and multinationals from every nation and region in the UK.
We champion technology’s role in empowering the UK for what comes next and inspire collaboration and innovation to provide a better future for people, society, the economy and the planet.
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