EPISODE · Mar 24, 2025 · 41 MIN
Energy transition and digital transformation present enormous opportunities
from The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast · host Angela Mitchell, Lesley McEwan, Mairi Spowage
PARTICIPANTSProfessor Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander InstituteAngela Mitchell, Senior Partner for Scotland & Northern Ireland, DeloitteLesley McEwan, Director in Deloitte's Infrastructure and Capital Programme Team, DeloitteTIMESTAMPS(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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Professor Mairi Spowage, Director of the FAI, is joined by Angela Mitchell, Deloitte’s Senior Partner for Scotland & Northern Ireland, and Lesley McEwan, Director in Deloitte’s Infrastructure and Capital Programmes Team, to discuss the opportunities that the energy transition and digital adoption and diffusion present to drive growth in Scotland.
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