Did you know?
The UK AI market hit £230bn in Q1 2025, the largest in Europe.
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)76% of UK tech leaders say AI is boosting company growth
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)AI investment in Scotland grew 35% per year from 2020-2024, reaching £53m in 2024.
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AI strategy for Scotland
Scotland has real potential in AI. Our Strategy builds on the country’s commitment to safe, ethical, and trustworthy AI, ensuring we keep pace with global technologies and markets while delivering its benefits for everyone across all sectors of the economy.
The Strategy outlines 10 key actions that form the foundation of the Scottish Government’s ‘AI Opportunities Delivery Plan’ for responsible AI growth.
The AI Stack
The AI Stack shows our approach to managing and delivering AI across all areas of policy and business. It highlights how different layers – innovation, skills, data, regulation, and more, work together to deliver social and economic benefits. Every layer depends on the others, and data and regulation are central to everything we do.
Key Facts
Scotland’s tech sector is expected to grow 1.5 times faster than the overall economy until 2029.
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)In 2024, Scotland’s Digital Technologies sector was worth £6.87bn, 4.7% of the economy.
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)UK AI start-ups raised £1.03bn in Q1 2025, the largest first-quarter total in three years.
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)Between 2014 and 2024, the AI sector’s GVA grew 7.1% per year, far outpacing Scotland’s overall 0.5% growth.
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