Carolyne Thomson

With over 25 years of experience working in the Scottish public sector my role as AI Governance and Adoption Lead, in the Scottish Government allows me to bring together my passions for IT, innovation and the delivery of high quality public services.
As a member of the Scottish AI Alliance, a partnership between the Scottish Government and the Data Lab within Edinburgh University, I currently have responsibility for delivering the Scottish AI Register, a tool designed to ensure that Scottish public sector AI use is open and transparent for all our citizens.
When not building my robot army I am usually crocheting or watching the famous Heart of Midlothian Football Club.

Carolyne Thomson
Senior AI Policy Officer
  • Organisation
    Scottish Government
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