Digital
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Improving data access for ethical research and innovation
23rd March 2026 by deborahamzil
Blog post by Chris Bergin, Strategic Data Policy Adviser, in the Scottish Government’s Digital Citizen Division. Today marks the publication of an Operational Framework to support the secure and ethical use of public sector data, by Scotland’s innovators and researchers. Scotland’s public sector personal data is a rich resource, that if used in…
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Call for action from the Digital Directorate. Can you help us to build a public participation platform?
31st July 2024 by Stewart Hamilton
Blog by Michaela Omelkova, Data Ethicist, Data Division. In the Scottish Government, we believe that actively listening to and acting on public opinion is essential to good governance. Public participation is after all a key aspect of modern democracy, and one of the building blocks of our trustworthiness. At the moment, the Scottish Government uses…
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