Alan Balharrie

Head of Digital Services at The Scottish Parliament

Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Alan Balharrie is the Head of Digital Services at The Scottish Parliament, leading the organizations technological strategy and infrastructure. With a background including a BEng from Robert Gordon University, he is responsible for cybersecurity, IT modernization, and the delivery of critical digital applications that support parliamentary business.

There is no publicly available information about Alans personal life or hobbies. His career has been consistently focused on public service technology within Scotland, suggesting a strong connection to the regions civic and community landscape.

He advised all Scottish Parliament members and staff to remove the TikTok app from any device used to access parliamentary IT systems due to security concerns.

Topics They Care About

Cybersecurity Policy
He is responsible for cyber resilience and took a public stance on security by advising parliamentary members and staff to remove TikTok from their devices.
Public Sector Digitization
Leads the digital transformation at The Scottish Parliament, including the rapid development of a remote voting system to ensure parliamentary business could continue during the pandemic.
IT Modernization
Oversees major infrastructure projects, such as migrating services to SharePoint Online and replacing the Holyrood telephone system as part of a UK-wide digital switch.

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Work History

4-2024
Head of Digital Services at The Scottish Parliament
4-2020 - 10-2024
Chief Information Officer and Group Head of Digital Services at The Scottish Parliament
10-2018 - 3-2020
Group Head, HR and Digital Services at The Scottish Parliament
11-1999 - 12-2000
IT Director / European IT Manager at ION Networks
5-1998 - 11-1999
Technical Consultant at Channel One (Scotland) Ltd

Education

1986 - 1990
BEng (Hons) from Robert Gordon University

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