# Scotland's AI Strategy 2026-2031

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Scotland (United Kingdom)
- **Instrument type**: National strategy
- **Status**: Adopted
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: Scottish Government
- **Published**: 2026-03-20

## In brief

Scotland's AI Strategy 2026-2031 is a non-binding national strategy of Scotland (United Kingdom), issued by Scottish Government. Its current status is adopted. The Scottish Government, public sector and AI ecosystem. A five-year strategy for responsible and inclusive AI growth, with ten early actions due by the end of March 2027, delivered through the AI Scotland programme.

## Summary

A five-year strategy for responsible and inclusive AI growth, with ten early actions due by the end of March 2027, delivered through the AI Scotland programme. It builds on the 2021 strategy for trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI.

## Scope

The Scottish Government, public sector and AI ecosystem.

## Who it applies to

Scottish public bodies and organisations taking part in its programmes.

## Key dates

Published 20 March 2026; early actions due by 31 March 2027.

## Notes on dates

Dates as stated in search extracts of the official source; confirm against it.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0197 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0197; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uk-scotland-ai-strategy-2026-2031
- **Official source**: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-ai-strategy-2026-2031/
- **Source document**: Scotland's AI Strategy 2026-2031
- **Published by**: Scottish Government
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-21
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Scotland's AI Strategy 2026-2031" [AIPT-POL-0197, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0197 (accessed 21 October 2026).

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