This guide helps you make a clear, practical business case for ethical and responsible AI. It explains why ethics is not an optional extra, but a strategic choice that reduces risk, builds trust and creates competitive advantage. It shows how to embed ethical principles into your AI initiatives and how to communicate the economic, compliance, reputational and strategic benefits to decision-makers.

“Why Children’s Rights Matter in AI: A Resource for Professionals” is a series of eLearning modules aimed at giving adults who work in the AI, digital, and data space an introduction to children’s human rights and how to best ensure that their work in developing, deploying or making decisions around AI technologies can respect and protect children’s rights.

Foundations for environmentally responsible AI proposes five foundational steps that can be taken to begin progress towards environmentally sustainable AI.

The aim of this short guide is to provide potential users of AI working in policymaking with a plain English summary of the fundamentals and a set of questions to ask when thinking about applying AI to different problems.

This report highlights the diverse concerns and hopes of Scotland's creative practitioners regarding AI and provides concrete recommendations to ensure creative communities are actively involved in shaping AI's role in the future of the creative industries.

Better Images of AI offers a growing, freely available repository of realistic and inclusive stock images under CC licences, accessible through the image repository.

The Institute of Science and Technology offers the Artificial Intelligence Professional Accreditation and provides a range of long and short courses for specific upskilling in technical and soft skills areas.

The Institute of Science and Technology hosted a series of seminars with external experts and IST Members on their work and research in AI. Topics range from ethical funding for trustworthy AI to building human-centric AI, AI and the law, and more.

This guide aims to empower older adults to navigate the digital landscape safely and securely. It provides insights into common online scams, identifies red flags to watch out for, and outlines steps to take in case of suspected fraud.

Learn more about the impact of AI on the lives of children in Scotland from the Children’s Parliament report.

Data protection audit framework is designed to help organisations assess their own compliance with key requirements under data protection law.  

The Scottish AI Register provides information on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in use or in development within the Scottish public sector.

A comprehensive guide designed to support businesses and organisations in Scotland in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in a trustworthy, ethical, and inclusive manner.

A glossary of essential terms that clarify how AI is built and applied, so you can understand the concepts and make better decisions about the use of AI in your business and personal life.

An introductory guide providing essential information about AI to help businesses and organizations across Scotland develop and implement AI effectively and ethically.

A guide providing a comprehensive introduction to generative artificial intelligence technology and its implications for education.

Live training and self-paced courses offered by JISC provide a range of ways to explore AI.

AI maturity model and toolkit developed by JISC to help institutions assess their current AI capabilities, plan strategically, and find relevant resources.

The toolkit covers five key areas including strategic adoption, supporting staff and students, maintaining academic integrity, and ensuring safe and responsible AI use.