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Energy transition and digital transformation present enormous opportunities

Energy transition and digital transformation present enormous opportunities

Update: 2025-03-24
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Professor Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute
Angela Mitchell, Senior Partner for Scotland & Northern Ireland, Deloitte
Lesley McEwan, Director in Deloitte's Infrastructure and Capital Programme Team, Deloitte

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(10:50 ) What purposes could public land be put to?
(14:10 ) Taking the demand to the supply – data centres
(15:40 ) Grid infrastructure issues must still be tackled
(16:40 ) Digital opportunities
(19:23 ) Threats and opportunities from AI, including smart cities
(22:28 ) What can Scotland learn from other cities around the world
(24:30 ) A key role for research and academia
(25:23 ) Power hungry AI
(26:50 ) Use of digital and AI for public service reform
(29:57 ) Civil service efficiency
(31:50 ) Economic impact of these opportunities, including employment

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Energy transition and digital transformation present enormous opportunities

Energy transition and digital transformation present enormous opportunities

Angela Mitchell, Lesley McEwan, Mairi Spowage