2. Scotland’s strategic vision
• Data Vision for Scotland- agreed by cross sector Data
Management Board published April 2014
• Innovative and trusted use of data to support
– high quality public services
– sustainable economic growth
• Essential element of wider approach to “digital first” public services
– User focused
– Joined up between providers
– Make effective use of data in design and delivery
3. • Data Action Plan – published July 2014 –actions being taken
and planned
– a working document- comments very welcome
• Key strand is data innovation – drawing on
– substantial new analytical resources
– open data
• Smart and Future Cities a key part of this agenda
4. Smart Cities for all of Scotland
• The Cities Alliance
– Smart Cities is one of 3 investment strands
• Current project to:
– Use self assessment tool on baseline and ambitions
– Identify scope for collaborative projects e.g. data infrastructure
– Draw up investment plan
• Learning from Glasgow demonstrator
5. Finding out more
for all information on
• Scotland’s Digital Future: Delivery of Public Services
• Data Vision and work of the Data Management Board
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Economy/digital/
digitalservices