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Digital Scotland

@DigitalscotNews

Scotland's community for digital transformation and innovation. Our mission is a 21st century, world leading Scottish digital nation.

 Scotland, United Kingdom
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Joined July 2017
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Serving Scotland: A Five-Year Strategic Vision to Transform the Civil Service for the AI Era > digitalgov.network/serving-s… @scotgov's newly detailed "Serving Scotland" five-year plan (2026–2031) sets a bold strategic roadmap to modernize its civil service for the AI era. 🤖
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Rewiring Britain: A Conservative Plan for State Modernization | digitalgov.network/rewiring-… A new policy blueprint from @Conserva_Tech argues that the path to a smaller, smarter, and faster state requires a radical upgrade of our digital architecture. @mattdaytech, @Conservatives.
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Fairer Futures Partnerships: Scotland’s Drive to Eradicate Child Poverty through Integrated, Place-based Support > digitalgov.network/fairer-fu… Scotland’s Fairer Futures Partnerships (FFP) is central to the national mission of cutting child poverty below 10% by 2030.
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Why the NHS 10-Year Plan Will Fail Without Local Government: 5 Counter-Intuitive Truths About Digital Health Integration > digitalgov.network/local-dig… Key insights from the @LGAcomms.
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Reforming Scottish Social Care: Why Structural Alignment is the Missing Link > digitalgov.network/scottish-… Scottish Care has published a framework to reform Scotland’s social care system, one of the most critical public policy challenges of our generation. @DrDMacaskill.
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Council Reform, Shared Platforms and Responsible AI: A Powerful Vision for Scottish Government Technology > digitalgov.network/shared-pl… This defines and offers a powerful vision for Scottish government technology that advances the ambitions put forth by the Scottish Government.
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Rewiring the State - How the UK Is Insulating Digital Delivery from Politics > digitalgov.network/rewire-th… The UK Government is fundamentally restructuring its digital governance to insulate multi-year technology projects from political volatility.
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On the day of the Budget and the call for reduced government spending, the latest news from @PublicTech about how they cannot track digital transformation spending or measure its value, makes for awkward reading for their senior leadership. digitalgov.network/governmen…
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Breaking the Legacy Trap - A Vision to Modernize Scotland's Public Sector IT > digitalgov.network/breaking-… @stormid proposes that AI-first engineering can free Scotland’s public sector from costly legacy IT systems, delivering massive savings and improved services.
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Scotland's opportunity to pioneer this field > digitalgov.network/pioneerin…
Pioneering Sovereign Programmable Money: A Blueprint for a Scottish Distributed Digital Currency -...

Pioneering Sovereign Programmable Money: A Blueprint for a Scottish Distributed Digital Currency -...

A thrilling blueprint for Scotland’s sovereign programmable digital currency using cutting-edge DLT to conquer independence’s toughest monetary challenges!

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The government will announce within the next two months whether or not it intends to create a state-back cryptocurrency known as the “digital pound”. Story ⬇️ publictechnology.net/2026/10…
Government to announce decision on digital pound in next two months

Government to announce decision on digital pound in next two months

There are currently 41 countries trialling a central bank crypto offering, with three having already progressed to a full launch, but will the UK join the ranks of these nations? The government will...

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From Carts to Conversations: The Evolution of E-Commerce in the Age of Agentic AI > aibuilder.services/carts-to-… Agentic AI transforms traditional e-commerce from cart-based searches into conversational agents that autonomously research, negotiate, and complete purchases for users.
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Check out my latest article: Pioneering Sovereign Programmable Money: A Blueprint for a Scottish Distributed Digital Currency linkedin.com/pulse/pioneerin… via @LinkedIn
Pioneering Sovereign Programmable Money: A Blueprint for a Scottish Distributed Digital Currency

Pioneering Sovereign Programmable Money: A Blueprint for a Scottish Distributed Digital Currency

Scotland's Digital Trust Centre laid out this inspiring report 'Scotland’s Roadmap for Digital Assets and Tokenisation', a briefing paper for senior stakeholders across government, industry bodies...

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Check out my latest article: Politics 3.0 – Memecoins, Algorithms, and the Future of Digital Democracy linkedin.com/pulse/politics-… via @LinkedIn
Politics 3.0 – Memecoins, Algorithms, and the Future of Digital Democracy

Politics 3.0 – Memecoins, Algorithms, and the Future of Digital Democracy

In the era of “Politics 3.0" social media platforms like X and TikTok have replaced traditional gatekeepers, turning politics into a chaotic arena of memes, virality, and algorithmic attention.

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How Hackers Exploit Non Human Identities - ConnectWise 365 Cloud Backup Compromise: Technical Analysis and Hardening Recommendations. Read more: lnkd.in/eU-RdCQj
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Check out my latest article: Government as a Platform: A Target Architecture for Modular Digital Services linkedin.com/pulse/governmen… via @LinkedIn
Government as a Platform: A Target Architecture for Modular Digital Services

Government as a Platform: A Target Architecture for Modular Digital Services

Public sector digital transformation has hit an architectural and economic inflection point—and Government as a Platform (GaaP) is the answer. For decades, modernization has meant siloed spending:...

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The Blueprint for Modern Public Administration: Best Practices and Future Innovations in Scotland’s Digital Licensing Strategy > digitalgov.network/digital-l… Scotland's ePass platform replaces siloed systems with unified digital licensing for all 32 authorities.
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Check out my latest article: The Voice of Care: Unlocking the Transformative Potential of AI Voice Services in Healthcare > linkedin.com/pulse/voice-car… via @LinkedIn
The Voice of Care: Unlocking the Transformative Potential of AI Voice Services in Healthcare

The Voice of Care: Unlocking the Transformative Potential of AI Voice Services in Healthcare

AI voice services are transforming healthcare by combining automatic speech recognition, natural language processing, large language models, and text-to-speech. These tools move beyond basic dictat...

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Replying to @ConnectWise
@ConnectWise 365 Cloud Backup Compromise: Technical Analysis and Hardening Recommendations. Reviewing the @microsoft365 breach and how best to respond >> 365apps.pro/connectwise-comp…
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CSH Surrey Becomes First Community Services Provider to Connect Appointments to the NHS App with EBO.ai’s Intelligent Patient Portal > digitalgov.network/csh-surre…
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@BackpilotAI – Revolutionizing @WooCommerce for the Agentic Commerce Era > aibuilder.services/backpilot… Backpilot brings an AI shopping concierge to WooCommerce, enabling conversational product discovery, cart filling, and seamless checkout in the agentic commerce era.
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