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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 9h
Former Arnold Clark boss: cyberattack had ‘significant and long-lasting impact’ on the firm. Eddie Hawthorne was speaking at an event at the Scottish Parliament, which called for greater protections for cybercrime victims ⬇️ futurescot.com/former-arnol...
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Former Arnold Clark boss: cyberattack had 'significant and long-lasting impact' on the firm | FutureScot
Former boss of Arnold Clark says cyberattack which hit car retailer four years ago had 'significant and long-lasting impact' on the business
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 10h
Scotland must 'act quickly' as finance moves to digital, or 'tokenised', assets, according to a new report from Edinburgh Napier's Digital Trust Centre. Its eight recommendations could be worth up to £5 billion to the economy ⬇️ futurescot.com/scotland-urg...
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Scotland urged to 'act quickly' on £5 billion digital assets economic opportunity | FutureScot
Scotland needs to 'act quickly' on digital assets opportunity that could be worth up to £5 billion to its economy, according to new report
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 13h
Scotland’s biometrics commissioner renews call for legislation to govern use of live facial recognition tech. Dr Brian Plastow says police use of the technology in Scotland needs to keep pace with England and Wales ⬇️ futurescot.com/scotlands-bi...
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Scotland's biometrics commissioner renews call for legislation to govern use of live facial recognition tech | FutureScot
Scotland's biometrics commissioner has renewed his call for new legislation to govern live facial recognition technology
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Digital video recordings help ‘de-escalate’ incidents, says Police Scotland as national rollout completes. Force says 16,000 officers now equipped with body-worn video cameras with technology already reducing assaults on cops ⬇️ futurescot.com/digital-vide...
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Digital video recordings help 'de-escalate' incidents, says Police Scotland as national rollout completes | FutureScot
National body-worn video camera rollout complete in Scotland with every frontline cop backed up by digital recordings
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Scottish Government asks broadband firms to reveal build plans as it maps gaps for public funding. Civil servants publish 'open market review' to benchmark broadband rollout and where to prioritise public subsidy ⬇️ futurescot.com/government-t...
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Scottish Government asks broadband firms to reveal build plans as it maps gaps for public funding | FutureScot
Civil servants to conduct 'open market review' to see where connectivity funding is best deployed in Scotland to close broadband gaps
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AI focus at Scottish Government’s national procurement conference. Procurex next month in Glasgow puts AI as 'key theme' as civil service prepares to embark on modernisation programme ⬇️ futurescot.com/ai-focus-at-...
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AI focus at Scottish Government's national procurement conference | FutureScot
AI will be one of the major focuses at the Scottish Government's forthcoming national procurement conference in Glasgow
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
After a rogue OpenAI incident hit Australian healthcare, ex-NHS Scotland CIO Deryck Mitchelson asks: are "our institutions ready" for autonomous AI? ⬇️ futurescot.com/former-nhs-s...
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Former NHS Scotland tech boss questions whether 'our institutions are ready' for autonomous AI after Australian healthcare breach | FutureScot
Former NHS Scotland tech boss questions whether 'our institutions are ready' for autonomous AI after Australian healthcare breach
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AI industry needs to ‘professionalise’, says deputy president of Britain’s chartered institute for IT. Emma Logan, deputy president of the BCS, calls for greater focus on standards at annual ScotSoft conference in Edinburgh ⬇️ futurescot.com/ai-industry-...
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AI industry needs to 'professionalise', says deputy president of Britain's chartered institute for IT | FutureScot
The AI industry needs to ‘professionalise’ and in order to provide confidence that the rapidly-evolving technology is safe for public consumption, according to Britain’s chartered institute for IT. Si...
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Renfrewshire Council turns to AI to overcome ‘growing financial and operational pressures’. Local authority appoints ICS AI to lead a £5 million three-year AI transformation programme ⬇️ futurescot.com/renfrewshire...
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Renfrewshire Council turns to AI to overcome 'growing financial and operational pressures' | FutureScot
Renfrewshire Council in three-year AI transformation programme to address 'growing financial and operational pressures'
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Structural beam of new national supercomputer signed by Britain’s AI minister – as facility nears completion. Kanishka Narayan visits £750 million facility outside Edinburgh to mark construction milestone ⬇️ futurescot.com/structural-b...
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Structural beam of new national supercomputer signed by Britain's AI minister - as facility nears completion | FutureScot
A structural beam of the new national supercomputer was signed yesterday by Britain's AI minister - as the facility nears completion
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ministers unveil radical plan to alter balance of powers at local level in Scotland. Local government reforms could see creation of up to 10 new strategic authorities in biggest potential redrawing of political map since 1970s ⬇️ futurescot.com/ministers-un...
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Ministers unveil radical plan to alter balance of powers at local level in Scotland | FutureScot
Ministers unveil radical plan to alter balance of powers at local level in Scotland for biggest shakeup since 1970s
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Two new AI initiatives for business launched in the Highlands. ‘AI adoption programme’ and ‘AI mentoring support service’ are delivered by Highlands and Islands Enterprise as part of national AI Scotland programme ⬇️ futurescot.com/two-new-ai-i...
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Two new AI initiatives for business launched in the Highlands | FutureScot
Two new AI initiatives designed to support local businesses in the Highlands and Islands are being backed by the Scottish government
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Scottish Government puts AI and automation at heart of five-year transformation plan for ‘smaller’ civil service. New 'Serving Scotland' document says artificial intelligence is 'transforming what’s possible in public service delivery' ⬇️ futurescot.com/scottish-gov...
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Police Scotland explores AI-powered CCTV search in Aberdeen pilot. BriefCam system would use 'object' matching rather than live facial recognition, in a trial that could save hundreds of hours of manual search time for officers ⬇️ futurescot.com/police-scotl...
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Police Scotland explores AI-powered CCTV search in Aberdeen pilot | FutureScot
Police Scotland to pilot an AI-powered CCTV search system in Aberdeen, using "object" matching rather than controversial facial recognition
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Over 1,000 public consultation responses to Police Scotland’s refreshed digital strategy. The force is analysing feedback to its updated digital and data vision and will present findings to a Scottish Police Authority meeting next week ⬇️ futurescot.com/over-1000-pu...
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Over 1,000 public consultation responses to Police Scotland's refreshed digital strategy | FutureScot
Police Scotland has received over 1,000 responses to its public consultation on a refreshed digital, data and techonology strategy
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
King warns of ‘existential dangers’ posed by artificial intelligence as he hosts AI summit at Dumfries House. Business and civic leaders including Nvidia's Jensen Huang gathered at East Ayrshire event today amid rising concern for AI safety ⬇️ futurescot.com/king-warns-o...
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King warns of 'existential dangers' posed by artificial intelligence as he hosts AI summit at Dumfries House | FutureScot
The King warns of 'existential dangers' posed by artificial intelligence as he hosted an AI summit today at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Large datacentre planning applications to face new environmental impact assessments. Facilities with a power output over 50 megawatts in Scotland will be subject to new checks introduced by the Scottish Government ⬇️ futurescot.com/large-datace...
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Large datacentre planning applications to face new environmental impact assessments | FutureScot
Large datacentre planning applications to face new environmental impact assessments introduced by the Scottish Government
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Glasgow-based AI drug discovery firm raises £89.9 million in new funding round. Chemify plans to create 300 new jobs and scale its platform globally with new investment from Scottish Enterprise and UK Government ⬇️ futurescot.com/glasgow-base...
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Glasgow-based AI drug discovery firm raises £89.9 million in new funding round | FutureScot
Glasgow-based AI drug discovery firm Chemify raises £89.9 million in new funding round backed by Scottish Enterprise and UK Government
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Computing academic unveiled as new chair of Scotland’s tech trade body. Professor Gordon Morison - who has expertise in AI and data - installed as new chair of ScotlandIS, bringing industry and academia closer ⬇️ futurescot.com/computing-ac...
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Computing academic unveiled as new chair of Scotland's tech trade body | FutureScot
A computing academic with expertise in AI and data has been unveiled as the new chair of Scotland's technology trade body - ScotlandIS
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
From Tartan Army to biotech – deepening Scotland’s ties with Boston through new life sciences partnership. 'Special connection' forged during World Cup enters new phase with Scotland-Massachusetts 'Bio-Bridge' ⬇️ futurescot.com/from-tartan-...
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From Tartan Army to biotech - deepening Scotland's ties with Boston through new life sciences partnership | FutureScot
Scotland and Massachusetts have penned a new life sciences partnership – building on ‘special connection’ made during the Tartan Army’s World Cup exploits in Boston. The new ‘Bio-Bridge’ will help...
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Scottish Government announces £5.7 million boost for tech solutions to public service challenges, including substance use, child protection and fuel poverty. CivTech innovation accelerator helps connect public services with tech entrepreneurs ⬇️ futurescot.com/scottish-gov...
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Scottish Government announces £5.7 million boost for tech solutions to public service challenges | FutureScot
The Scottish Government has announced a £5.7 million boost to bring technology solutions to a series of public service challenges – including substance use, child protection and fuel poverty. CivTech....
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Glasgow tech sector worth £5.6 billion to national economy, according to new report. The city region's tech cluster has grown 2.4 times since 2020, per new ecosystem report from Glasgow City Council in association with market data platform Dealroom ⬇️ futurescot.com/glasgow-tech...
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Glasgow tech sector worth £5.6 billion to national economy, according to new report | FutureScot
Glasgow tech sector worth £5.6 billion to national economy, according to new report from Dealroom market data intelligence
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Operating theatre scheduling platform completes Scotland-wide rollout. Infix goes live in health boards across the country - paving way for substantial NHS productivity gains ⬇️ futurescot.com/operating-th...
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Operating theatre scheduling platform completes Scotland-wide rollout | FutureScot
Operating theatre scheduling platform rollout complete across health boards in Scotland - paving way for significant NHS productivity gains
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New AI-powered platform could help scientists in Scotland make cancer breakthrough. Heriot-Watt University secures £449,000 from Wolfson Foundation to bring powerful new imaging system to Edinburgh ⬇️ futurescot.com/new-ai-power...
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New AI-powered platform could help scientists in Scotland make cancer breakthrough | FutureScot
New AI imaging platform that looks deep into configuration of cells is to help scientists in Scotland carry out research into cancer
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Plans submitted for new datacentre outside Glasgow as operator moves to assure public over water and energy use. DataVita, Scotland's 'homegrown', datacentre firm, lodges application to build DV4 facility, and provides assurance over green credentials ⬇️ futurescot.com/plans-submit...
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Digital measures in Scotland's new programme for government – broken down. Wide-reaching document aims to tackle everything from skills to connectivity, and harnessing tech as part of ambitious reform agenda to 'rewire the state' ⬇️ futurescot.com/digital-meas...
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New government guidance to help Scottish public sector use AI ‘responsibly’. Scottish Government updates the Digital Scotland Service Manual to include specific guidance and resources for using AI ⬇️ futurescot.com/new-governme...
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New government guidance to help Scottish public sector use AI 'responsibly' | FutureScot
Ministers have published new guidance to help the Scottish public sector use AI 'safely, responsibly and effectively' for public services
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Scottish Government unveils major push towards home-based care in bid to ease hospital pressures. Ministers warn health boards they will 'take decisive action' if they fail to deliver on aims of new 'health and care improving flow plan' ⬇️ futurescot.com/scottish-gov...
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Scottish Government unveils major push towards home-based care in bid to ease hospital pressures | FutureScot
The Scottish Government has unveiled a major push towards home-based care in a bid to ease pressure on hospitals
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Former NatWest tech boss joins Community Justice Scotland’s board. Katherine Graham, who was head of technology for the bank, takes up advisory role with the publicly-funded body ⬇️ futurescot.com/former-natwe...
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Former NatWest tech boss joins Community Justice Scotland's board | FutureScot
A former head of technology and cyber security at NatWest bank has joined the board of Community Justice Scotland
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ten tech founders prepare for Silicon Valley visit thanks to Scottish Government-backed growth programme. The budding entrepreneurs will head to the US in October to coincide with San Francisco Tech Week ⬇️ futurescot.com/ten-tech-fou...
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Ten tech founders prepare for Silicon Valley visit thanks to government-backed growth programme | FutureScot
Ten tech founders are to head to Silicon Valley in October thanks to the Scottish Government-backed 'Techscaler' growth programme
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Modern digital case management among £62 million investment required to improve Scottish courts system. Reforming criminal case management and redesigning court processes at heart of reform programme put forward by Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service ⬇️ futurescot.com/modern-digit...
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Modern digital case management among £62 million investment required to improve Scottish courts system | FutureScot
Modern digital case management among £62 million investment required to improve Scottish courts system, says courts boss
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Passport verification added to Scottish Government’s secure, single sign-in digital identity service. ScotAccount, which is now live across 10 government services and has 900,000 users, provides a single log-in to access public services online ⬇️ futurescot.com/passport-ver...
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Passport verification added to Scottish Government's secure, single sign-in digital identity service | FutureScot
Passport verification added to Scottish Government's secure, single sign-in digital identity service - ScotAccount
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Edinburgh space firm pioneers new ‘self-consuming rocket engine’. Aurora Avionics partners with European aerospace firm Alpha Impulsion to develop rocket engine designed to consume part of its own structure as fuel ⬇️ futurescot.com/edinburgh-sp...
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Edinburgh space firm pioneers new 'self-consuming rocket engine' | FutureScot
An Edinburgh-based space firm is pioneering a new 'self-consuming rocket engine' after partnering with a European aerospace company
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Scottish Government’s open data platform goes live as ‘public beta’. New platform designed to make it easier to 'find, access and reuse public sector data about Scotland' ⬇️ futurescot.com/scottish-gov...
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Scottish Government's open data platform goes live as 'public beta' | FutureScot
Scottish Government's new open data platform has gone live today as a 'public beta' service - featuring datasets from 14 public sector bodies
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Housing charity passes quality standards audit for digital alarm monitoring service. Bield, which provides services for over 50,000 tenants across Scotland, found 'fully compliant' for its recently-adopted telecare service ⬇️ futurescot.com/housing-char...
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Housing charity passes quality standards audit for digital alarm monitoring service | FutureScot
A Scottish housing charity that supports over 50,000 tenants has passed a quality standards audit for its newly-adopted digital alarm monitoring service. Bield Housing, which provides 4,500 homes acro...
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Small and medium sized Scots firms to be offered government help to harness AI. AI Scotland, now in its second year, to be backed by £1.8 million in taxpayers’ cash to assist companies to adopt the technology ⬇️ futurescot.com/small-and-me...
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Small and medium sized Scots firms to be offered government help to harness AI | FutureScot
A national programme will receive continued government funding to help small and medium sized (SME) firms in Scotland to harness AI
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Over a million homes across UK to get next-gen broadband ‘upgrade’. Network giant Openreach reveals plans for 'turbocharged' XGS-PON full-fibre technology - which could boost download speeds by 28 times the typical household currently get ⬇️ futurescot.com/one-million-...
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Edinburgh event to help Scottish organisations navigate emerging AI cyber risks. Cybersecurity specialists, industry experts and business leaders to come together for 'sword and shield' breakfast event in the city on September 1 ⬇️ futurescot.com/edinburgh-ev...
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Edinburgh event to help Scottish organisations navigate emerging AI cyber risks | FutureScot
An Edinburgh event next month will seek to help Scottish organisations navigate the emerging risks of AI to their cybersecurity defences
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Boost for Scotland’s ‘AI Growth Zone’ with £300 million datacentre investment in Lanarkshire. DataVita's new DV1 and DV3 facilities underway thanks to syndicate of lenders' 'debt facility' and backing from UK's National Wealth Fund ⬇️ futurescot.com/boost-for-sc...
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Boost for Scotland's 'AI Growth Zone' with £300 million datacentre investment in Lanarkshire | FutureScot
Scotland's nominated 'AI Growth Zone' has been boosted by a new £300 million datacentre investment programme in North Lanarkshire
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Scottish Ministers tighten grip on 'green' datacentre developments amid rising concern over energy and environmental impacts. Local councils must now notify the government within a week of any major application ⬇️ futurescot.com/ministers-ti...
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Ministers tighten grip on planning after environmental and energy backlash over 'green' datacentres | FutureScot
Scottish Ministers tighten grip on planning after environmental and energy backlash on 'green' datacentres
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Shortlist revealed for 2026 Futurescot AI Challenge. Qualifications Scotland, Fife Council and Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service through to final three of annual Scottish public sector AI competition ⬇️ futurescot.com/public-secto...
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Public sector shortlist revealed for 2026 Futurescot AI Challenge  | FutureScot
Three Scottish public sector organisations have been shortlisted for the Futurescot 2026 AI Challenge in association with Storm ID
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Around 300 staff at Scotland’s prosecution service caught in third-party data breach. Security incident affected Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service staff who took part in a Scottish Government online data maturity assessment survey last year ⬇️ futurescot.com/around-300-s...
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Around 300 staff at Scotland's prosecution service caught in third-party data breach | FutureScot
Around 300 staff at Scotland's prosecution service have had their personal work details exposed online in a third party data breach
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Digital health and care schools programme nominated for prestigious business award. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, listed in Inspiring Future Talent category at this year’s Glasgow Business Awards ⬇️ futurescot.com/digital-heal...
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Digital health and care schools programme nominated for prestigious business award | FutureScot
A digital health and care schools programme – which works to foster entrepreneurial and technology skills in young people across Scotland – has been nominated for a prestigious business award....
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Cyber and fraud centre launches security testing service to target ‘hidden’ AI chatbot risks. AI and Web Application Security Assessment will help organisations identify vulnerabilities in their customer service chatbots ⬇️ futurescot.com/cyber-and-fr...
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Cyber and fraud centre launches security testing service to target 'hidden' AI chatbot risks | FutureScot
Cyber and Fraud Centre - Scotland launches new security testing service designed to help organisations spot the 'hidden' risks of AI chatbots
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Young goalie’s mum hails ‘hospital at home’ as health board pledges to expand programme. Ollie Doran, 11, among growing number of patients of all ages in Lanarkshire to receive care at home from mobile clinicians - instead of hospital ⬇️ futurescot.com/young-goalie...
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Young goalie's mum hails success of 'hospital at home' as health board pledges to expand programme | FutureScot
Young goalie's mum hails success of 'hospital at home' as NHS Lanarkshire health board pledges to expand programme
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Glasgow named ‘third most AI-ready city’ in the UK, per new report. City hailed its high number of graduates moving into computing and engineering-focused roles as well as AI jobs, according to AI Cities 2026 Index report ⬇️ futurescot.com/glasgow-name...
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Glasgow named 'third most AI-ready city' in the UK, per new report | FutureScot
Glasgow has been named as the third most AI-ready city outside of London, behind Bristol in second and Manchester in first place
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
More girls taking computing science in Scotland but entries share remains stubbornly low, latest education stats show. New figures from Qualifications Scotland show girls outperforming boys at every secondary school level for the subject ⬇️ futurescot.com/more-girls-t...
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More girls taking computing science but share remains stubbornly low, latest education stats show | FutureScot
More girls taking computing science but share remains stubbornly low, latest education stats show for Scotland
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
More ‘consistent’ approach sought for local government digital strategy and delivery. Digital Office for Scottish Local Government invites local authorities to submit their digital strategies and plans to 'explore opportunities for collaboration' ⬇️ futurescot.com/more-consist...
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More 'consistent' approach sought for local government digital strategy and delivery | FutureScot
Scottish local councils will come together in the coming months to consider a more 'consistent' approach to digital strategy and delivery
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Scottish recruitment tech platform boss says PM Burnham ‘confused’ over AI hiring practices. Willo CEO Euan Cameron says the technology is not the reason so many young people are missing out on jobs ⬇️ futurescot.com/scottish-rec...
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Scottish recruitment tech platform boss says Burnham 'confused' over AI hiring practices | FutureScot
Scottish recruitment tech platform boss says Burnham 'confused' over AI hiring practices as block to young people careers success
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Futurescot @futurescot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Police Scotland launches public survey ahead of digital strategy refresh. National force seeks views from organisations and members of the public on 'critical' role for digital and data in policing ⬇️ futurescot.com/police-scotl...
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Police Scotland launches public survey ahead of digital strategy refresh | FutureScot
Police Scotland has launched a public survey to help inform the development of a new national digital, data and technology strategy
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