Scotland’s Digital Strategy 2021 articulates a whole-of-government vision to build an ethical, inclusive and innovation-driven digital nation. Centred on People and Place, a Strong Digital Economy, and Digital Government and Services, it recognises artificial intelligence as a transformative enabler of public-sector reform and a subject of international governance concern. The document highlights projects using “artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots...” and commits that “as an outward-looking, ethical digital nation we can make a significant contribution to the international debate around cyber security and cyber resilience, privacy, digital rights, artificial intelligence and the regulation of technology.” It links AI with cloud computing, data analytics and the Internet of Things as drivers of next-generation service delivery, urging trustworthy data use, algorithmic transparency and collaboration with global partners to ensure public trust and accountability in digital systems.
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