Stewart Hamilton
Written 241 posts
Communications and Engagement Officer
Care Inspectorate’s Stage 2 Digital Transformation project – managing multiple supplier arrangements
5th August 2026
Blog by Niamh Duncan, Independent Assurance Stakeholder Communications Manager in the Scottish Government’s Digital Assurance Office. Introduction The Care Inspectorate have been undertaking the second stage of an ambitious digital transformation project since May 2020. Stage 2 of the project builds on the replacement of end of life legacy systems and aims to continue the…
Care Inspectorate’s Stage 2 Digital Transformation project – communications and engagement
29th July 2026
Blog by Niamh Duncan, Independent Assurance Stakeholder Communications Manager in the Scottish Government’s Digital Assurance Office. Introduction The Care Inspectorate have been undertaking the second stage of an ambitious digital transformation project since May 2020. Stage 2 of the project builds on the replacement of end of life legacy systems and aims to continue the…
Care Inspectorate’s Stage 2 Digital Transformation project – governance in an agile delivery environment
22nd July 2026
Blog by Niamh Duncan, Independent Assurance Stakeholder Communications Manager in the Scottish Government’s Digital Assurance Office. Introduction The Care Inspectorate have been undertaking the second stage of an ambitious digital transformation project since May 2020. Stage 2 of the project builds on the replacement of end of life legacy systems and aims to continue the…
Care Inspectorate’s Stage 2 Digital Transformation project – using assurance proactively
15th July 2026
Blog by Niamh Duncan, Independent Assurance Stakeholder Communications Manager, Scottish Government, Digital Assurance Office. Introduction The Care Inspectorate is a scrutiny body which supports improvement, looking at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. Over 600 staff work across Scotland, specialising in health and social care, early learning and childcare,…
Getting ready for beta: inside data.gov.scot
7th July 2026
Blog by Auren Clarke, Senior Product Manager in the Digital Directorate’s Open Data Team, Data Division. The Scottish Government is working with Storm ID to build data.gov.scot, a new service to make it easier to find, access and reuse data about Scotland. This blog is the second in a series. You can read the first…
Technology Assurance Framework – what we learned from Major Digital Project Reviews in 2025-26
24th June 2026
Guest blog by Anneke Davie, Audit and Assurance Insights team, Digital Assurance Office. In 2025-26, 45 major digital project reviews were completed under the Technology Assurance Framework (TAF). These reviews generated 345 recommendations for improvement. These recommendations have been analysed to identify common challenges and are shared to support others to deliver more successful projects. This blog…
Building joined-up digital public services in Scotland
18th June 2026
Blog post by Isaac Smith, Deputy Director for Digital Components and Infrastructure. Over the past few years, Scotland has made significant progress in delivering digital infrastructure to support public services. As more of these services are made available there is an increasing need to manage them as a holistic suite of products rather than focusing on individual services. This shift towards more connected services aligns closely with the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform Strategy (PSR), which emphasises the need for services to be more…
Communications and engagement – insights from the Technology Assurance Framework
4th March 2026
Guest blog by Anneka Davie, Continuous Improvement team, Digital Assurance Office. The Digital Assurance Office (DAO), who administer the Technology Assurance Framework (TAF), share the lessons learned from major digital project reviews to support others to deliver more successful projects. By analysing the recommendations from our major digital project reviews, we can identify common challenges. In…
Introducing the Scottish Government’s Data for Research: Change Management Board
3rd March 2026
Blog by Helen Davidson, Communications and Engagement Manager, ADR Scotland. In November 2025, the Scottish Government established the Data for Research: Change Management Board, marking an important step toward streamlining how Scotland manages, shares and uses administrative data for public good research. Chaired by the Chief Statistician Alastair McAlpine, the Board is in line with the Vision for Public Sector Data in Scotland and the recently launched Digital Strategy centred around Scotland’s ambition to harness data responsibly and effectively…
Help shape Scotland’s Open Data future – Imagining success in 2036
17th February 2026
I’m Martin Macfie, and I lead the Open Data team in the Data Division of the Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate. We’re inviting you to take part in a short workshop to help shape a bold, future-focused message for open data in Scotland. What we’ve been working on Since publishing the independent report on open data…