Economic development in Scotland

Author: Alison O'Connor and Simon Wakefield

PDF Published: Tuesday 21 Sep 2021 (SB 21-63)

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- Summary
- What do we mean by economic development?
- Scotland's economic development actors
  - Some context on economic development responsibilities
    
    Economic development and enterprise agencies
    
    Scottish Enterprise
    
    Highlands and Islands Enterprise
    
    South of Scotland Enterprise
    
    Local government
    
    Indicator Framework
    
    Budget
    
    Business Gateway
    
    Regional Economic Partnerships
    
    Scottish National Investment Bank
    
    Skills Development Scotland
    
    Other economic development partners
  - Measuring performance
  - Still a cluttered landscape?
- Economic development strategy in Scotland – is there one?
  - Looking back – 22 years of economic strategies
    
    Trends in policy
  - Current focus
  - A more regional approach?
  - Frictions or synergies in strategy?
- Funding Programmes
  - European Structural Funds
  - Shared Prosperity Fund
    
    How much funding will be available?
    
    How will the devolved administrations be involved?
    
    Some issues and questions
  - The Community Renewal Fund
    
    How will the CRF be allocated?
    
    How was the index to identify the 100 Priority Places created?
    
    What is the bidding process?
  - Levelling Up Fund
    
    How much?
    
    Who is involved?
    
    What projects will be funded?
    
    Which areas will receive funding?
  - Green Ports (the proposed Scottish version of Freeports)
  - City and Regional Growth Deals
  - Enterprise Areas
  - Other Programmes
    
    Green Jobs Fund
    
    National Manufacturing Institute
    
    Women's Business Centre
    
    Technology hubs (or Tech Scalars)
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Image: Figure 1: Investment in economic development and tourism per 1,000 population, 2019-20

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Image: Figure 1: Investment in economic development and tourism per 1,000 population, 2019-20

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