This course explains how Scotland’s AI Strategy positions AI as a ‘global phenomenon’ and responds through an outward-looking approach grounded in internationally recognised principles, rights frameworks, and practical guidance. It focuses on how the Strategy frames international partnerships as part of building trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI in Scotland, using explicit global reference points rather than broad claims. Across the course, you will examine the Strategy’s named anchors: the OECD values-based principles for ‘trustworthy AI,’ the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a point of alignment for Scotland’s National Outcomes, and the Strategy’s use of EU resources as ‘best practice worldwide’ (including the European Commission AI HLEG ‘Ethics Guidelines’ and ‘ALTAI’). A dedicated strand explores how the Strategy treats children’s rights in AI, linking partnership working with UNICEF and its guidance on AI for children to the UNCRC. The course concludes by showing how these international reference points connect to delivery language across the Strategy, including outward engagement and the stated intention to influence global standards through international partnerships.