Chamber and committees

What is different now compared to the position when the i6 project was under way?

We have a final couple of questions from Sharon Dowey, who is also joining us via a video link.

I turn to Willie Coffey, who is joining us through a videolink. It is not solely an audio link, Willie; we can see you, too.

Right. Thank you.

Thank you. I invite Craig Hoy to ask a series of questions.

Thank you. Willie Coffey does have further questions, but for technical reasons, he has had to switch to audio only.

Absolutely.

At this point, I would like to bring in Sharon Fairweather, who has been trying to get in.

I simply note that, at the moment, Police Scotland has five major ICT projects under way. I hope that another i6 is not around the corner.

I call Craig Hoy, who has some questions to ask.

Agenda item 2 is consideration of the oversight and governance arrangements for major information and communications technology projects in Scotland, which is an issue that the committee has taken an interest in for a number of years. We will take evidence on that from a number of Scottish Government representatives: Sharon Fairweather, director of internal audit and assurance; Geoff Huggins, director of digital; Jonathan Ruff, head of digital strategy and policy; and Donald McGillivray, director of safer communities.

We will go straight to questions, and I will begin by asking about a matter that is preying on many of our minds. The National Cyber Security Centre has issued organisations with guidance on what to do, given the heightened state of alert around cyberattacks. Can one of you tell us whether the Scottish Government has been holding discussions with public sector bodies about the heightened risk in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine?