Digital

  • Digital Licensing: Building a Smarter, Simpler Future for Licensing Services in Scotland

    21st October 2026 by

    Blog post by Mark Grey, Digital Licensing Service Owner in the Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate.  Licensing, permitting and registration services play a vital role in protecting communities, supporting businesses and enabling economic growth. The Scottish Government’s Digital Licensing solution provides an opportunity to help organisations deliver modern, user-centred services while benefiting from common tools, processes...

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  • Strengthening the Foundations of ScotPayments

    27th July 2026 by

    Megan Abbott, Lead Business Relationship Manager in the Scottish Government’s ScotPayments team shares an update on ScotPayments progress.  As Scotland’s common payments platform, ScotPayments helps public sector organisations make payments that people depend on every day. Behind every payment is an expectation that services are reliable, secure and available when needed.   In a previous...

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  • What keeps Scotland connected? The hidden infrastructure behind everyday life

    23rd July 2026 by

    Robbie McGhee, Deputy Director of Digital Connectivity based within the Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate blogs about digital infrastructure. More than just broadband  When people ask me what I do, and what my team leads on, they tend to think about broadband.  But digital connectivity is much bigger than that. It is one of the foundations on which modern Scotland relies. Every day, millions of...

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