Building trust in the digital era: achieving Scotland's aspirations as an ethical digital nation

An Expert group supported by public and stakeholder insights has reviewed evidence and provided recommendations which will support and inform future policy. The report has a focus on building trust with the people of Scotland through engaging them in digital decisions that affect their lives.


Attributions

Commissioning and Secretariat

Report commissioned by The Scottish Government from Edinburgh Innovations, University of Edinburgh

Secretariat provided by Digital Directorate, The Scottish Government

Editors

Alex Hutchison, Director of the Data for Children Collaborative, University of Edinburgh

Alessandra Fassio, Advocacy & Relations Manager, University of Edinburgh

Expert Group

Dr Claudia Pagliari, Digital Ethics Expert Group Chair, Senior Researcher and Director of Global eHealth, University of Edinburgh

Dr. Oliver Escobar, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh

Dr. William Huber, Centre Director, Head of Centre of Excellence, Abertay University

Dr. Katherine O’Keefe, Director of Training and Research, Ethicist, Castlebridge Consulting

Prof. Burkhard Schafer, Professor of Computational Legal Theory, University of Edinburgh

Dr. James Stewart, Lecturer, Science Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh

Prof. Shannon Vallor, Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh

Prof. Alan Winfield, Professor of Robotic Ethics, University of the West of England

Research Assistant

Lizza Dauenhauer-Pendley (from April 2021 to November 2021)

Case Study Contributors

Melissa Amorós Lark, Project Lead, Centre for Innovation, Universiteit Leiden

Dr. Matthew Barr, Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow

Grégory von Boetticher, Intern, Centre for Innovation, Universiteit Leiden

Sam Brakarsh, Early Stage Researcher, Oxford University

Dr. Ben Collier, Lecturer in Digital Methods, University of Edinburgh

Dr. Markus Christen, Managing Director of the UZH Digital Society Initiative, Universität Zürich

Dr. Laura Fogg-Rogers, Associate Professor, University of the West of England

Felix Honecker, Early Stage Researcher, University of Glasgow

Prof. Abigail Marks, Prof of Future of Work, Newcastle University

Joanna Van der Merwe, Senior Policy Advisor, Universiteit Leiden

Gerry McGovern, Founder & CEO, Customer Carewords, Author – World Wide Waste

Prof. Agnes Nairn, School of Economics, Finance and Management, University of Bristol

Dr. Raffaello Rossi, Lecturer in Marketing, School of Management, University of Bristol

Prof. Melissa Terras, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, University of Edinburgh

Dr. Foteini Valeonti, AHRC Innovation Leadership Fellow, Department of Information Studies, University College London

Contact

Email: digitalethics@gov.scot

Back to top