ScotlandIS policy makes the news
With the launch of our policy paper, "Enabling a Digital Scotland" ScotlandIS has been in the headlines this week. Here's a quick round up of the coverage :
Compute Scotland - Action urged in Scotland
Public Service - Digital industry could make Scotland £12bn
The Scotsman - Digital Growth Programme
Computing - Scotland hopes digital revolution will add £12bn to its economy
BBC Scotland - Scotland 'must invest' in e-commerce
All Media Scotland - ScotlandIS calls for urgent action
ScotlandIS Executive Director, Polly Purvis, was interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland: you can listen again on the iPlayer here - about 2 minutes 44 into the recording.
Launching the policy paper, our Chairman, David Cairns, said
“Our vision is for Scotland to rank amongst the best of global
economies, where the majority of citizens are skilled in using digital
technologies, where public and private sector organisations fuel growth
and improve productivity by understanding and exploiting technology.
As well as helping to combat social and geographic exclusion, we would
create a digitally skilled nation which would add billions of pounds to
our economy every year.”
Donald MacRae, Chief Economist at Bank of Scotland commented:
“Scotland needs to be connected for growth. We need a modern digital communications infrastructure available to all our communities as much as we need schools, roads and airports. We cannot change our geographical location on the edges of Europe but we can ensure we are at the heart of a global digital communications network. Competing successfully in the economy of the future means having access to the tools and the infrastructure of tomorrow. ICT is crucial to securing Scotland’s share of the post-recession economy.”