DIGITAL NATION | ACTION PROJECTS

Scotland's

AI Roadmap

A Strategy and Roadmap to Build a World Class Scottish AI Sector and Digital Nation Future
INDUSTRY THOUGHT LEADERS

Empowering the Digital Workforce

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant prospect confined to research labs or Silicon Valley boardrooms.

It is already rewiring healthcare diagnostics in Glasgow, optimising renewable energy grids in the Highlands, and helping Edinburgh’s financial firms detect fraud in real time.

Yet the technology’s potential is matched only by its complexity. AI can amplify prosperity or widen inequality; it can safeguard the environment or accelerate its degradation; it can empower citizens or erode their privacy. The difference lies in the choices we make now.

Building

a Scottish AI Nation

Scotland’s AI Roadmap is a call to action—and a plan—for ensuring those choices reflect Scottish values: fairness, transparency, and a commitment to the common good.

Tailored for business leaders, educators, policymakers, and community stakeholders, the plan will provide actionable strategies, real-world case studies, and a roadmap for Scotland to lead in the AI-driven era.

AI for Social Good

By directing artificial intelligence toward “AI for Social Good,” the nation can transform deep-rooted problems like poverty and homelessness into opportunities for systemic change.

Modernizing the Curriculum

By embedding AI fluency from primary school through to doctoral research, Scotland could produce a generation that not only participates in the ongoing redefinition of computer science but actively shapes it.

Enabling Business Innovation

AI is now accessible to even the smallest of organizations, and the Scottish Government has has launched a new £1 million programme to boost AI adoption among Scotland's SMEs. We'll support this by producing best practice guides to help them get started on their AI adoption journey.

Expert
insights

Exploring AI’s Future Evolution and Its Impact on Scotland’s Digital Nation Future.
Read the Ai Article Series.
Digital transformation and AI can make or break Scotland’s local councils as they grapple with workforce woes, according to Audit Scotland.
CENSIS has pioneered an AI-powered device designed to enhance independent living for older and vulnerable individuals.
New Blueprint Proposes an Exemplar of ‘AI for Social Good’, an AI-Powered Ecosystem to Tackle Scotland’s Interlocking Health and Poverty Crises.

Join our Collaboration Community

Digital Nation Scotland is an open source initiative that welcomes all contributions.

We bring together diverse voices—teachers, researchers, policy leaders, technologists and entrepreneurs, to explore innovative ideas, practical solutions, and inspiring visions for the future, and co-ordinate action plans to translate them into real world transformation.

Industry Networking

Learning in Virtual Reality

Our community offers a regular schedule of network and learn webinars. You are welcome to attend and also present a talk.

Emily Majors

Metaverse Expert

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