Stewart Hamilton
Written 199 posts
Communications and Engagement Officer
Designing for everyone: user research in the Cloud First Programme
8th March 2021
Blog by Marta Kuczkowska, User Researcher, Cloud First Programme. This programme aims to help organisations in the public sector to use and benefit from cloud technology in their services. Designing for two audiences In user research we work with people to understand their different goals, needs or reasons for using public services. Each user also…
Additional funding to support essential digital skills
2nd March 2021
Blog by Katie Lyne, Communication manager, Digital Participation Team. The Scottish Government, SCVO, BT, Cellnex and Edinburgh and Lothian Health Foundation have been working in partnership to secure over £700,000 for 3 funds to support people in Scotland gain essential digital skills and internet access. The 3 funds are: The Digital Participation Charter Fund Connecting…
Shared Services Programme Bidder event – 9 March
23rd February 2021
The Scottish Government Shared Services programme is looking to engage with the market on options to transform the provision of shared services in government. We currently deploy separate Oracle eBusiness Suite solutions for HR/Payroll and Finance. This enables the delivery of services to core Government Directorates and their employees and also a range of Executive…
Research Data Scotland – Progress and priorities
22nd February 2021
Blog by Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician, Scottish Government and Interim CEO, Research Data Scotland. Research Data Scotland’s mission is to improve the health, economic, social and environmental wellbeing of Scotland by enabling innovation and research through access to data for research in the public good. It will also aim to attract investment into Scotland by…
Get involved with Services Week 2021
19th February 2021
Sam Ernstzen and Serena Nusing, service designers in the Digital Directorate, are bringing Services Week to Scottish Government. Services Week is happening from 1st to 5th March and is open for everyone to participate and attend for free. Services Week is a series of cross-government events initiated by Government Digital Services (GDS) that look at…
SG Payments Beta Update: Building a Common Platform
16th February 2021
Blog by Jennifer Campbell, Product Manager, Digital Transformation Division. Previously, we blogged about the SG Payments Project’s experience of moving from Alpha into Beta and the things we hope to achieve within this phase. Now that we’re a few months into our Beta work, we’re starting to make important decisions about how the service will…
Update to Digital First Service Standard
15th February 2021
Find out what’s changed and what it means for teams delivering public services. We’ve updated the Digital First Service Standard. The updated standard is now called the Digital Scotland Service Standard, with a new, risk-based approach to assessment being developed by the Digital Assurance Office to be confirmed in April. The Digital First Service…
Digital Strategy Consultation – An Ethical Digital Nation
11th December 2020
In a recent blog, we introduced the consultation for the new Digital Strategy for Scotland and highlighted why it is so important for people across the country to have their voices heard. This is the sixth and final blog in a short series taking a look at the key themes raised within the strategy. In…
Join the conversation on digital ethics
8th December 2020
The Digital Directorate’s, Digital Participation team are seeking engagement from the public, organisations and businesses on an open digital dialogue to gather opinions on the collection and use of information online. This work is being done as part of discussions on what it means to be an Ethical Digital Nation. We want to ensure that…
Digital Strategy Consultation – A vibrant tech sector
7th December 2020
We recently introduced a consultation for the new Digital Strategy for Scotland and highlighted why it is so important for people across the country to have their voices heard. This is the fifth blog in a short series taking a look at the key themes raised within the strategy and why a vibrant tech sector…