Scotland

Scotland a world-class contributor in the spheres of innovation and creativity

Bagpipes, Braveheart and the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. Think you know everything there is to know about what Scotland has to offer? Think again…

From the giants of the Victorian era, when the Scots were at the forefront of the dynamic booms in heavy engineering and manufacturing, to the ground-breaking research taking place today at our top universities, Scotland has long been a world-class contributor in the spheres of innovation and creativity. Scotland is at the world’s forefront in a number of important industries; from pioneering nanotechnology to the development of new drugs to combat cancer. Seven of the top ten computer manufacturers have a presence here and Scotland continues to lead the world in medical research, life sciences, advanced engineering and renewable energy, while tourism and the creative industries are also flourishing. Business and investment are attracted to Scotland because of the country’s world class education system, highly skilled and flexible workforce, strong infrastructure and the fantastic quality of life available to all who come here.

Did you know?

• Scotland has the highest density of universities in Europe.
• Scotland’s publishing rate for academic papers ranks third in the world.
• Scotland has been named as the European Region of the Future by the Financial Times FDI (Foreign direct Investment).
• Scottish based companies produce some of the games sector’s most successful products (such as Crackdown on Xbox and the latest titles in the Grand Theft Auto series)
• Scotland has one of the five biggest top-quality research clusters in Informatics and Computer Science in the world, with more than 200 world-class academic researchers.
• The fastest supercomputer in the UK and 5th fastest in Europe is located in Edinburgh. It is used by scientists to simulate everything from climate change to atomic structures.
   

Visit Scotland’s official international gateway at www.scotland.org/.
To find out more about doing business in Scotland, visit www.sdi.co.uk/