Scotland's Economy

  • Filling the mobile gap

    7th August 2017 by

    Connectivity Secretary Fergus Ewing highlights the launch of the Scottish Government’s 4G Infill Programme, which aims to deliver 4G mobile services to Scotland’s ‘notspots’.

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  • The future of energy in Scotland

    6th April 2017 by

    Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse with the first in a series of four blogs on the draft Energy Strategy, currently in consultation.

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  • Employability services

    23rd November 2016 by

    The third sector plays a significant role in delivering employability services in Scotland. Whether it is delivering end-to-end services across the employability pipeline, or providing specialist support for clients with particular needs, the sector has particular strengths in recognising the needs of the individual and is versatile in pulling together the multiple layers of support...

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  • Update on Modern Apprenticeships

    8th November 2016 by

    Today, Skills Development Scotland published positive statistics showing more than 12,500 Modern Apprentices have started work in Scotland since April. This is great news for both our young people and our economy. Modern Apprentices are an important part of our drive to increase skills in our workforce, bring in new talent, and support vulnerable groups...

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  • Brexit business support website launched

    31st August 2016 by

    Scotland’s economy is fundamentally strong but maintaining our place in the world’s biggest single market is absolutely vital when it comes to protecting jobs, investment and long-term prosperity. Scotland delivered a strong, unequivocal vote to remain. Given that strong support to remain, the Scottish Government has committed as a priority to exploring all options to...

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  • Don’t get conned out of Christmas

    30th November 2015 by

    At this time of year as we start to focus on Christmas, what is uppermost in your thoughts for this festive season? Catching up with family and friends? Giving and receiving gifts? Doing the Christmas shopping? A new gadget? Or maybe either celebrating away from home or just getting away from it all. These are...

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  • Austerity continues as Chancellor imposes 6% cut

    25th November 2015 by

    The Scottish Government will see a real terms reduction of almost 6 per cent in the funding for day to day public services over the next four years, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said today. Speaking after the Comprehensive Spending Review was announced by the Chancellor, the DFM condemned the continued “austerity of choice” but...

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  • Scotland’s first Cyber Resilience Strategy

    20th November 2015 by

    Wherever there’s a yin there’s a yang. It’s always been that way with new business opportunity and so it is with the digital opportunity now open to Scotland and the counter balance of cyber threat. The good news is that digital opportunity, if grasped well and with an understanding of what that threat looks like,...

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  • Finding a way to a healthier, fairer Scotland

    8th October 2015 by

    Scotland is a wealthy nation with great potential. We have extensive natural resources but our greatest assets are our people. We produce world-leading scientists, writers, artists and business leaders – but deep inequalities exist in our society. These inequalities can be measured in various ways, and are reflected in wide disparities in income, educational attainment,...

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  • Public infrastructure projects to hit £1.5 billion

    24th February 2015 by

    Up and down Scotland, people can already see the tangible results of this billion and a half pound investment – indeed, even now there are construction sites all over the country providing enormous benefits to industry already. During 2015 alone, we expect infrastructure projects like the new South Glasgow hospitals, the Borders Railway and Inverness...

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