Scotland Unveils Five-Year AI Plan to Drive Growth, Jobs and Public Service Reform

Scottish government sets out AI plans for the next five years

Deputy first minister Kate Forbes says the aim is to establish Scotland as a world leader in the technology

Scotland unveils five-year AI plan to drive growth, jobs and public service reform

Scotland has launched a five-year AI strategy designed to put the country at the forefront of artificial intelligence, with ministers saying it could support businesses, public services and wider economic growth. The plan builds on independent analysis suggesting the sector could be worth £23 billion to the Scottish economy by 2035. Launching the strategy at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said AI was “genuinel…

Scotland needs to fix data foundations to get the most out of AI, minister says

As it releases a new AI strategy, the devolved administration’s public finance minister has said that public services need to ‘confront some of the long term issues and common challenges’ An “uneven” data maturity landscape is limiting the Scottish public sector’s ability to adopt new technologies, according to a senior minister. Speaking at the recent Public Sector Data & AI Summit today hosted by PublicTechnology sister publication Holyrood, S…