Reports

A collection of reports on the delivery of the Strategy.

State of AI Reports

The State of AI Report is an annual commitment outlined in Action 1.8 from the Strategy. The report gives an account of the progress made in the past year on the delivery of the Strategy's actions.

Delivery Stage Reports

Principles to Guide Engagement Around AI For Scotland

March 2023

We are very pleased to share the report titled ‘Design principles and mechanisms for community engagement for Scotland’s AI strategy’ which details the process and insights from co-design work carried out by Democratic Society (DemSoc) through Winter 2022/23.

Digital, Data and AI Skills sector in Scotland
Problem discovery report

February 2022

This report is a summary of a problem discovery process initiated by the Scottish AI Alliance and the Scottish Government in 2021 to explore what interventions (if any) might be required at strategy level from the Scottish AI Strategy, Scottish Tech Ecosystem Review (STER) and the Scottish Digital Strategy to support data, digital and AI skills and careers pathways.

Ensuring Full Participation in the Delivery of Scotland’s AI Strategy

February 2022

This international case study review has explored best practice for community participation and engagement mechanisms for governments’ strategy delivery.

Scottish AI Playbook: User requirements mapping summary report

November 2021

This report details outcomes of research to identify and map the user requirements of six key user groups for the proposed Scottish AI Playbook – a key deliverable for Scotland’s AI Strategy.

The Scottish AI Playbook Personas Workshop Report

September 2021

This report is based on persona workshops undertaken by the Scottish AI Alliance. Participants were mixed from members of the public, to senior leaders, to members of the Scottish AI Alliance. The aim was to identify potential personas and identify how they might use an AI playbook.

The Scottish AI Strategy & Playbook Sessions Report

July 2021

This report is built from three public feedback sessions from attendees of DataTech, DataTalks and the MSC Innovation week. The intention of the sessions was to gather participants’ thoughts on the Scottish AI Playbook.

AI Alliance Engagement Workshop

July 2021

This workshop was the first conversation with organisations from civil society. It aimed to explore participants’ thoughts on how the Alliance can engage most effectively with civil society and on how the Alliance can engage most effectively with Scotland’s citizens.

AI Research / Landscape Mapping

July 2023

This report supports the objectives of Scotland’s AI Strategy and STER/DSL tech sector growth ambition by providing a summary of the AI landscape which can help Scottish Enterprise, and partners, to define and drive future actions.