Digital

  • Exploring public sector challenges through the lens of data: The 2024 Data Science Accelerator

    11th September 2024 by

    Blog by Joyce Dalgleish, Data Innovation and Change Lead, Scottish Government. The Scottish Data Science Accelerator offers an annual development opportunity for public sector staff to build data science skills through the exploration of a real-life public sector data challenge with the support of a mentor.  On 4 September, our year 7 cohort came together to…

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  • Data maturity information sessions for public sector organisations

    1st May 2024 by

    Blog by Sally Kerr, Data Transformation Lead in Digital Directorate’s Technical Data Policy team. Better use of data is fundamental to driving efficiency and innovation in our public services and our economy, to deliver better outcomes for the people of Scotland. For public sector organisations to understand how to use their data effectively, it is…

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  • Digital connectivity – Janet’s Story

    16th April 2024 by

    Blog by Karen Tease, Communications and Engagement Executive, Digital Connectivity Division. Continuing our recent R100 blog series here is a great story about Janet from Duns in the Scottish Borders, and how the programme got her connected. The Scottish Government’s R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (R100 SBVS) has helped thousands of people connect to faster…

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  • Digital connectivity – Connectivity at Seaton Estate

    10th April 2024 by

    Blog by Karen Tease, Communications and Engagement Executive, Digital Connectivity Division. Continuing our series on the story of the Reaching 100% (R100) programme, our second blog is about one of the registered suppliers on the programme.   A supplier is a company that is part of the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) who can…

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  • Digital connectivity – The story of the Reaching 100% (R100) programme

    4th April 2024 by

    Blog by Karen Tease, Communications and Engagement Executive, Digital Connectivity Division. This is the first blog in a short series providing background and updates on the R100 programme. Bringing superfast broadband to Scotland is one of the most ambitious infrastructure programmes in Europe and as such, digital connectivity is a key part of the Digital Scotland…

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  • Privacy by design and default – ScotAccount

    29th February 2024 by

    Laurie Brown, Digital Information Security Officer, provides strategic information security direction, assurance, and governance across a number of Scottish Government digital public services including the work to introduce ScotAccount.   ScotAccount is an online service that allows people to sign in to public services in a user-centred and secure way. It makes accessing services easier and…

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  • Security Principles – ScotAccount

    27th October 2023 by

    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.

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  • Introducing the Pilot Public Engagement Panel on the Use of Public Sector Data

    11th November 2022 by

    Michaela Omelkova, Data Ethics Advisor for the Data & Intelligence Network, introduces us to the pilot public engagement panel looking at the use of Public Sector data. Reading Time: 4 minutes Using data to monitor rainfall will sound uncontroversial to most people. On the other hand, using data to identify vulnerable individuals at risk of…

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  • Data Science Accelerator launches for 2022

    7th October 2022 by

    After months of planning, we were delighted to finally be able to bring the Data Science Accelerator cohort of participants and mentors for 2022 together with The Data Lab at our recent launch event in Edinburgh. This year marks the fifth edition of this innovative capability building programme and we are delighted to welcome 16 applicants and volunteer mentors onto the accelerator.

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  • How the Data Science Accelerator sparked a solution to meet a Covid data challenge

    21st July 2022 by

    Blog by Joyce Dalgleish, Business Change Manager, Scottish Public Sector Analytical Collaborative. The Data Science Accelerator is a 12 week development programme that gives public sector analysts the opportunity to build their data science skills through project-based mentoring. Delivered by the Scottish Public Sector Analytical Collaborative (SPACe), the accelerator is helping to develop data science capability…

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