Stewart Hamilton
Written 165 posts
Communications and Engagement Officer
Census 2022 – meeting the Digital Standard
14th February 2024
Guest blog by Laura Johnstone, Continuous Improvement team, Digital Assurance Office. The Digital Assurance Office have been working with the National Records of Scotland to capture and share some of their experiences from the delivery of the Census Programme. This is the third in a series of case studies. You can read the earlier case…
Uncovering trends in text through the Data Science Accelerator
13th February 2024
As a public sector data analyst, it’s frustrating when you think you’ve got a good idea to solve a business problem, but don’t have enough time or technical support to explore it fully. That was certainly the case for me when it came to trying to unlock a particular issue for my organisation.
Census 2022 – information governance and standards
7th February 2024
Guest blog by Laura Johnstone, Continuous Improvement team, Digital Assurance Office. The Digital Assurance Office have been working with the National Records of Scotland to capture and share some of their experiences from the delivery of the Census Programme. This is the second in a series of case studies. You can read the first case…
Census 2022 – Approach to Integrated Assurance
31st January 2024
The Technology Assurance Framework (TAF) was introduced to support digital programmes and projects to deliver successful outcomes. The Framework is intended to improve delivery and ensure that the lessons learned from previous experience are reflected and embedded in future practice. The Digital Assurance Office are working with organisations who have had assurance through the TAF to share their experiences, which might help others deliver digital projects.
Technology Assurance Framework – effective procurement and contract management
23rd January 2024
The Digital Assurance Office (DAO), who administer the Technology Assurance Framework, share the lessons learned from their assurance reviews to support others to deliver.
This blog shares our insights on where projects had to make improvements to undertake successful procurements and deliver effective contract management.
ScotPayments – £13.5 million milestone reached
18th December 2023
Since launching the minimal viable service in June 2022, we’ve continued to take an agile approach to the development of the platform and adoption of payments, starting small and allowing the service to scale over time. As of December 2023, ScotPayments has now processed over 6000 payments to the value of £13.5 million which will increase at pace as we continue to scale our platform.
Security Principles – ScotAccount
27th October 2023
Laurie Brown, Digital Information Security Officer within Scottish Government, provides strategic information security direction, assurance and governance across a number of Scottish Government digital public services including the work of the digital identity programme.
Technology Assurance Framework – what we learned from Digital Standard Assessments in 2022/23
18th October 2023
In 2022/23 28 Digital Standard Assessments were completed under the Technology Assurance Framework (TAF). The Digital Assurance Office, who administer the TAF, want to share the lessons learned from our assurance reviews. This blog shares our insights on the areas that presented the most challenge to projects going through a Digital Standard Assessment in 2022/23.
Data Science Accelerator – 6 new projects welcomed
9th October 2023
The Data Science Accelerator is an annual programme that offers public sector analysts the opportunity to develop their data science skills. In September, we welcomed six exciting new projects onto the sixth year of the accelerator in Scotland.
Technology Assurance Framework – what we learned from Major Digital Project Reviews in 2022/23
4th October 2023
Guest blog by Laura Johnstone, Continuous Improvement team, Digital Assurance Office. In 2022/23 45 Major Digital Project Reviews were completed under the Technology Assurance Framework (TAF). The TAF was introduced to support programmes and projects to deliver successful outcomes. The Framework is intended to improve delivery and ensure that the lessons learned from previous experience…