Scotland's DigiFest to resume physical events, promoting an urgency for user engagement
Scotland is set to witness a significant event in the digital health and social care sector with the return of DigiFest 2025. Scheduled to take place on Thursday, 11 December at the University of Strathclyde's Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) in Glasgow, this conference aims to be a bold call to action for leadership in digital health and social care innovation.
The event, hosted by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) and supported by the Scottish Government's Digital Health and Care Division, will unveil critical milestones of the Digital Front Door project, a 27 million GBP initiative creating Scotland's national digital access point for health and social care services. Another significant program to be featured is Digital Lifelines Scotland (DLS), a partnership initiative that supports people affected by drug use with digital access, skills, virtual support, and therapeutic services.
Professor George Crooks OBE, CEO of DHI, emphasized the need for a digital-first mindset to ensure sustainability and improve outcomes in Scotland's health and care services. He expressed the importance of working with Futurescot, Scotland's public sector digital media and events platform, and the advisory partners to deliver a powerful, inclusive, and forward-thinking event for DigiFest 2025.
The conference aims to connect innovators with frontline practitioners and decision-makers who are shaping the future of care in Scotland. It will bring together leaders, practitioners, innovators, businesses, researchers, and policymakers from across the health and care ecosystem. The agenda for DigiFest 2025 will involve key national and regional stakeholders to showcase the vital work they are doing to transform health and social services in Scotland.
DigiFest 2025 seeks to be a pivotal platform for sharing transformative digital health and social care innovations, inspiring a digitally-enabled future for Scotland's health services and social care sectors. The event will highlight national programs reshaping Scotland's health and social care landscape and showcase a pipeline of innovative solutions. It aims to promote and demonstrate digital innovations that improve health and social care outcomes and encourage collaboration across businesses, academia, government, and investors to drive inclusive economic growth and resilient innovation ecosystems.
Scotland's ambition to be a leading hub for digital health innovation will be further supported through engagement in science and technology communities, especially in the Glasgow city region, a major cluster for health and life sciences innovation. Participants and interested parties can register their interest to attend and learn more about the detailed agenda at DigiFest’s official site.
In an expression of excitement, Kevin O'Sullivan, Editor of Futurescot, shared his anticipation about supporting DHI in hosting DigiFest 2025 in Glasgow. Since its creation, DLS has supported 5,502 individuals, distributed 3,044 digital devices, and trained 518 staff and volunteers in digital inclusion across Scotland. The discussions at DigiFest will focus on Scotland's recently published Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework, which is built on five core principles: prevention, people, community, population, and digital.
As we approach the date, anticipation builds for this significant event that promises to shape the future of digital health and social care in Scotland.
- The Digital Front Door project, a significant 27 million GBP initiative, will reveal critical milestones at DigiFest 2025, creating Scotland's national digital access point for health and social care services.
- Digital Lifelines Scotland (DLS), a partnership initiative supporting people affected by drug use with digital access, skills, virtual support, and therapeutic services, is another significant program to be featured.
- Professor George Crooks OBE, CEO of DHI, has emphasized the need for a digital-first mindset to improve outcomes in Scotland's health and care services, collaboration with Futurescot and advisory partners being crucial.
- DigiFest 2025 aims to connect innovators with frontline practitioners and decision-makers, bringing together leaders, practitioners, businesses, researchers, and policymakers from across the health and care ecosystem to transform health and social services in Scotland.
- The event will showcase a pipeline of innovative solutions, promoting and demonstrating digital innovations that improve health and social care outcomes, encouraging collaboration across businesses, academia, government, and investors to drive inclusive economic growth and resilient innovation ecosystems.
- In support of Scotland's ambition to be a leading hub for digital health innovation, DigiFest 2025 will engage with science and technology communities, particularly in the Glasgow city region, a major cluster for health and life sciences innovation.
