Gillian Docherty

"time, money and lives” had been saved and would “continue to inform our decisions as we tackle some of the most challenging issues of our day"

"ensuring a fair recovery from the pandemic and a just transition towards achieving our net-zero ambitions"

"AI is a huge opportunity for Scotland and for our businesses"

"Organisations across all sectors – hospitality, engineering, financial services, tourism, healthcare – will all be users and adopters of technology."

"they can improve productivity because they have more automated decision-making. Ultimately, we’re trying to make sure that we drive the economic successes that technology can bring."

"From a societal perspective this will create opportunities and jobs"

"There will be a huge amount of upskilling and reskilling – it’s about providing opportunities to learn and grow and develop in those new skills. It’s really important for us as a nation, for our citizens, for our children, that we get this right."

"Predominantly at the start, there were a lot of organizations that were progressive in their thinking. Scotland has a very significant financial services sector and fintech sector, and those organizations understood that they needed to use data."

"And I think the public awareness of the impact of data has increased significantly across those seven years. We’ve seen throughout that time the expansive use from the tech giants, their use of data in the solutions that they build. And the impact of that has become much more prevalent in society."