GovCamp Scotland event information

Date: TBC

Venue: TBC.

Attending: GovCamp Scotland is free but a ticket is required.

Overview: Expect a day of discussions (not presentations). So come with ideas to discuss, questions to answer and interactive workshops you’d like to run about the public sector and public service delivery in Scotland.

What GovCamp Scotland is about

The people who would get the most out of participating in GovCamp Scotland would be those who work in or with the Scottish public sector.

The main thing is an interest in exploring what is working well, what more could be done, what could be done differently, and who might be able to collaborate in making it happen.

There will no doubt be a lot on digital and data as enablers, but this isn’t a tech conference, it’s about better outcomes for users of public services.

And it’s about connections with a broad community of practice, on the day at the event itself but hopefully beyond.

Sessions

There’ll be 16 sessions over the course of the day. Each will last 45 minutes with a break in between, as well as a longer break for lunch. 

Sessions will be group discussions centred around the selected topics. The aim of each session will be to share knowledge and insights and point to possible ways to approach opportunities and challenges. 

Each group will have a session chair to provoke discussion and a notetaker to capture insights and moments of inspiration. 

Find out more about what sessions took place at GovCamp Scotland 2025 and how to pitch a session at a future event.

Who the organisers are

GovCamp Scotland is an event that is nonpartisan, free of any sales agenda, and low bureaucracy to organise and to attend.

It is organised by people with a personal and professional interest, volunteering their time and effort.

The GovCamp Scotland 2025 organisers were:

  • Jonathan Waldheim-Ross, NHS Education for Scotland

  • Rob Cawston, National Library of Scotland

  • Jen Campbell and Hugh Wallace, Research Data Scotland

  • Joe Silverman, Pete Chamberlin and Ross Ferguson, Public Digital

Supporting the event

GovCamp Scotland benefits from advice, encouragement and funding support from partners.

For GovCamp Scotland 2025, we received great advice and welcome funding from our colleagues at UKGovCamp and GovCamp Cymru.

With thanks also to Ike Robb from IDAC Media for volunteering website and logo design support. And to photographer Andy Catlin for documenting the event.

Big thanks to our volunteers who agreed to be Campmakers and helped with the build up and activities on the day.

We are looking into ways in which other organisations can contribute or sponsor the event to help make it a welcoming, inclusive and purposeful success. So feedback and offers of support for future events are most welcome.