Digital

  • New Artificial Intelligence (AI) guidance available for Scottish public sector

    31st August 2026 by

    Blog post by Becca Fairless, Head of Digital Citizen Policy, Digital Directorate. Scottish Government’s Public Sector AI Team has recently published a new suite of Artificial Intelligence (AI) guidance and resources on the Digital Scotland Service Manual (DSSM). This guidance is not just for digital specialists. Decisions about AI use should involve policy teams, operational…

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  • Scottish Government Digital Academy: Progress Update on Deliverables

    16th July 2026 by

    Lee Dunn, head of the Scottish Government Digital Academy provides an update on the progress being delivered through the Scottish Government Digital Academy.  The Digital Strategy Vision Statement and the Sustainable Public Services Delivery Plan were published in November 2025. Co-owned by the Scottish Government and Local Government (Digital Office for Scottish Local Government and COSLA) these documents…

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  • Digital Scotland Service Manual: A helping hand for digital

    14th July 2025 by

    Blog by Angela Saunders, Senior Product Manager, Digital Directorate. Hello. I’m Angela Saunders and I work in Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate, in the team that’s developing the Digital Scotland Service Manual (DSSM). It’s a self-help resource designed to support colleagues across Scotland’s public sector in the delivery of digital projects.    Why the DSSM?  We’re…

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  • Digital programme – Digital Scotland Service Manual

    30th July 2024 by

    Blog by Thomas Ozers, Senior Delivery Manager, Digital Scotland Service Manual team. Hi there! A very warm welcome from the Digital Scotland Service Manual team to our blog! In this first one, we’re keen to outline what the manual is and who it is for, and outline some of the key pieces of work we’re…

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