UK Government to harness agentic AI for new national ‘cyber shield’. Britain's cyber agency unveils plans to build national AI-powered defensive capabilities that can operate at ‘speed and scale' ⬇️ futurescot.com/uk-governmen...

Scotland’s public sector asked: do you trust AI – and are you ready for it? Futurescot's new online poll seeks views of public servants in Scotland on the role for AI in transforming vital services ⬇️ futurescot.com/scotlands-pu...

On a mission for growth – Scotland needs to turn AI ambition into economic reality, says top recruiter. Graeme McNaull of @harveynash.bsky.social says AI can deliver stronger public services and better outcomes for businesses and communities [Partner Content] ⬇️ futurescot.com/on-a-mission...

From pilot to delivery: how the Scottish public sector can avoid certain ‘traps’ when scaling AI. Managing infrastructure costs, identifying suitable workflows & putting citizens 'first' are key to successful AI projects in public sector says AI specialist Aaseya ⬇️ futurescot.com/from-pilot-t...

Scotland has already made the case for proactive care technology. One category is missing from it. Leading care tech provider Abilia on need for digital tools to support people with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and acquired brain injury [Partner Content] ⬇️ futurescot.com/scotland-has...

New chief executive appointed at Scotland’s digital technologies trade body. Andrew Weir to lead the organisation, founded in 2000 to represent the interests of Scotland's tech sector, through its 'next chapter' ⬇️ futurescot.com/new-chief-ex...

Scotland’s former chief entrepreneur Mark Logan in £15,000 pledge for creative startups. Logan, who wrote the influential Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review, wants a similar focus for Scotland's performing and production arts sector ⬇️ futurescot.com/scotlands-fo...

Shared digital platform to be developed as part of ‘once for Scotland’ obesity prevention programme. New system will allow people to access right support at right time – from self-management tools and community services to specialist clinical care ⬇️ futurescot.com/shared-digit...

Glasgow data scientists devise new way for helping AI ‘know its place’. Researchers crack longstanding problem preventing a specialist machine learning tool from automatically understanding connections between location data ⬇️ futurescot.com/glasgow-data...

Jabs to jobs for online pharmacy with launch of digital skills drive for Glasgow schools. Fast-growing Simple Online Healthcare to invest in future talent pipeline with series of hackathons for secondary school pupils ⬇️ futurescot.com/jabs-to-jobs...

Government's £26m post-school education and skills reforms ‘lack of clear delivery plan’, warns Audit Scotland. Auditor General highlights ‘multiple risks’ to programme including inadequate resourcing, weak governance and unclear costs ⬇️ futurescot.com/governments-...

New £750m supercomputer in Edinburgh to help crack cancer, turbo-charge the economy and possibly even heat local homes. Development just outside the city will become Britain's next national supercomputer ⬇️ futurescot.com/new-750m-sup...

Canva joins the classroom – visual design giant lands on Scotland’s national school platform. Visual communication and collaboration app, used by people in over 190 countries worldwide, now available on the Glow network ⬇️ futurescot.com/canva-joins-...

Digital triage ‘kiosks’ to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in Glasgow hospitals. Patients able to 'check-in' with airport-style booking system - helping clinical teams manage demand in busy A&E departments ⬇️ futurescot.com/digital-tria...

Survey of Scots businesses shows 94% are using AI with majority using the technology ‘every day’. Research carried out by AI specialist Zudu reveals AI is increasingly viewed as a 'core business capability' ⬇️ futurescot.com/survey-of-sc...

Entries are in – thanks to all who entered this year's Futurescot AI Challenge, and here's what happens next. “We’ve been really pleased and heartened by the response to this year’s Challenge," says Futurescot editor Kevin O'Sullivan ⬇️ futurescot.com/entries-are-...

AI training platform to help students prepare for clinical practice scoops £150,000 Scottish ‘EDGE’ prize. MedAscend, founded by Dundee University medical students, uses AI to simulate lifelike patient conversations to prepare medics for clinical roles ⬇️ futurescot.com/ai-training-...

‘Greater choice’ for Scotland’s patients as MyCare app now available for download on smartphones. New health and social app will allow people to view their medications and allergies, check vaccinations history and use national service finder online ⬇️ futurescot.com/greater-choi...

Great Scottish tech companies? No – just great companies competing and winning on the world stage. CodeBase's James Trotman on how the current crop of AI-led startups are changing the narrative on Scotland's burgeoning tech scene ⬇️ futurescot.com/great-scotti...

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde to play leading role in UK study using AI to improve lung cancer diagnosis. Health board will take part in 'Swift-lung' study, which will explore how AI can better detect potentially cancerous nodules in patient lung scans ⬇️ futurescot.com/nhs-greater-...

🏆 Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 - Final Day Tomorrow! Submissions for the Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 close on 17 June, so if you haven't entered yet, today is the day to act. 🗓️ Applications close: 17 June 2026 👉 Register now: hubs.la/Q04lxk3j0 #AIChallenge2026

Budget deficit to hit £529 million as small Holyrood funding increase for local councils spent on teacher pay deal and other 'existing commitments', warns local government spending watchdog ⬇️ futurescot.com/budget-defic...

Public service reform motion passed at Holyrood as minister pledges ‘concrete proposals soon’. Ivan McKee, cabinet secretary for public service reform, pledged to make 'better use of data and digital tools' as part of upcoming reform programme ⬇️ futurescot.com/public-servi...

One week left. Have you entered the AI Challenge 2026? Recent webinars hosted by Futurescot and @stormid.com highlight 'genuinely encouraging' public sector appetite for transforming services with AI [Partner Content] ⬇️ futurescot.com/scotlands-pu...

🔍 Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 - 1 Week To Go! Entries for the Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 close on June 17th - so now is the time to act. 🗓️ Applications close: 17 June 2026 👉 Register now: hubs.la/Q04k1Xd20 #AIChallenge2026

Public sector needs to be ‘rewired’ says minister ahead of crunch debate. New cabinet secretary for public service reform says inefficiencies need to be tackled to deliver ‘high quality, sustainable public services' ⬇️ futurescot.com/public-secto...

Public sector leaders gather to hear from new ‘reform’ minister at event in Glasgow. Ivan McKee, newly installed Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform, briefed public sector leaders ahead of a debate at Holyrood tomorrow ⬇️ futurescot.com/public-secto...

Falkirk could be site of one of largest datacentres in the UK – with plans for development submitted to council. Renewable energy developer Apatura reveals plans for 300MW datacentre on outskirts of town, linked to nearby battery storage facility ⬇️ futurescot.com/falkirk-coul...

Tech giants to face new law if they fail to act on protecting children from sexual imagery, says PM. Keir Starmer calls tech companies to implement 'device controls' to safeguard children from the rise of sexualised content online ⬇️ futurescot.com/tech-giants-...

Data and AI skills should be part of national industrial strategy, per new University of Edinburgh report. Academics call for 'sustained' investment in AI skills at strategic level, and urge ministers not to treat is as 'discretionary' education spend ⬇️ futurescot.com/data-and-ai-...

🏆 Could Your AI Idea Shape the Future of Scotland's Public Services? Entries for the Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 close on June 17th - so now is the time to act. 🗓️ Applications close: 17 June 2026 👉 Register now: bit.ly/3QdHoQ5 #AIChallenge2026

Edinburgh legal AI startup raises £52 million in series B funding round. Wordsmith AI secures one of largest tech deals in Scotland in recent years as it seeks to build 300 workforce globally and crack US market ⬇️ futurescot.com/edinburgh-le...

Scotland’s top cop outlines vision for fully digitised justice system after body-worn video camera rollout. Chief constable Jo Farrell says “significant discussions” underway with government leaders about broader digital justice programme ⬇️ futurescot.com/scotlands-to...

Aberdeenshire Council’s landscape team scoop digital gold award for modernising frontline service delivery. Local authority praised for equipping staff with mobile devices and real-time info to improve landscape services division ⬇️ futurescot.com/aberdeenshir...

New blueprint for smart homes could help people in rural Scotland live healthier lives. Technology guidance could help house builders implement 'low-cost' digital and sensor-based solutions to prevent ill health, tackle fuel poverty and cut emissions ⬇️ futurescot.com/new-blueprin...

Glasgow hospital doctor develops virtual reality training tool to help child kidney dialysis patients. Paediatric nephrologist Ben Roberts teamed up with academic to design VR training aid after spending time gaming during Covid pandemic ⬇️ futurescot.com/glasgow-hosp...

Ministers urged to introduce ‘primary legislation’ governing live facial recognition technology in Scotland. Scottish Biometrics Commissioner calls for new law for the technology to maintain 'equitable' policing approaches north and south of the Border ⬇️ futurescot.com/ministers-ur...

🚀 Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 – Webinars this week! A reminder that AI Challenge submissions close on June 17 — and our expert-led sector webinars are starting this week (June 2–4). Don't miss your opportunity to get guidance from technology partner Storm ID before you submit. #AIChallenge2026

AI pilot for chest x-rays in Glasgow helped clinicians redesign patient pathway. Clinical trials which embedded AI as part of lung cancer screening also helped improve patient management process, NHS leader tells DataFest in Edinburgh ⬇️ futurescot.com/ai-pilot-for...

🔍 Discover the Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 Webinar! 👉 Register for Webinar 1: Scottish Local Government hubs.la/Q04fn_qC0 👉 Register for Webinar 2: NHS Scotland hubs.la/Q04fp05y0 👉 Register for Webinar 3: Scotland's Public Services hubs.la/Q04fnXR20 #AIChallenge2026

Scotland’s criminal courts benefiting from transformative new case management process. Digital Evidence Sharing Capability platform also credited for helping dramatically reduce witness citations and number of unnecessary trials ⬇️ futurescot.com/scotlands-cr...

Former NHS Scotland digital leader who led Covid tech response joins leading cyber firm. Deryck Mitchelson takes up a new role as strategic chief information security officer at Systal ⬇️ futurescot.com/former-nhs-s...

UK Government to target Russia-linked crypto exchanges in bid to prevent sanctions evasion. Ministers unveil plans to target notorious 'A7 network' as part of new measures to disrupt alleged Kremlin-backed shadow finance scheme ⬇️ futurescot.com/uk-governmen...

Banking and finance leaders to gather tomorrow in Edinburgh for ‘tokenisation’ summit. Regulators, legal experts and infrastructure providers will also take part in the all-day event at Edinburgh University's Informatics Forum ⬇️ futurescot.com/banking-and-...

Licensing platform on course to be ‘Scotland’s most successful GovTech scaleup’ as it hits £1m revenue in first year. ePass, which handles government licensing, permitting and regulation online, sees rapid adoption by government and local councils ⬇️ futurescot.com/licensing-pl...

CodeBase partners with Irish innovation hub to drive EU market access for Scottish tech firms. Edinburgh-based ecosystem builder in 'Celtic Link' tie-up with Cork's Republic of Work - aimed at stimulating cross-border tech collaboration ⬇️ futurescot.com/codebase-par...

Civil servants unveil £500 million sovereign AI investment fund in Glasgow to tap 'strong Scottish pipeline'. UK Government officials visit city's Skypark to expand nationwide reach of AI startup fund to Scotland ⬇️ futurescot.com/uk-governmen...

AI represents opportunity to ‘redesign public services and transform lives for the better’, says top Scottish Government official. Colin Cook, director of economic development, lays out 10-point plan to drive AI adoption in Scotland in 2026 ⬇️ futurescot.com/ai-represent...

Robotic-assisted surgery surpasses 5,000 operations milestone as Renfrewshire man latest to benefit from tech. New da Vinci system in place at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley as health board continues to expand 'minimally invasive' technology ⬇️ futurescot.com/robotic-assi...

Princess Anne visits cutting-edge NHS urgent care facility outside Glasgow. The Princess Royal met with staff at Kirklands Hospital in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, where the innovative Flow Navigation Centre Plus is helping reduce system pressures ⬇️ futurescot.com/princess-ann...