1.0Scotland's Economyhttps://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economycharlottebarbourhttps://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/author/charlottebarbour/This week: 29/3/19 - Scotland's Economyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nbCv1mjr9b"><a href="https://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/2019/03/29/this-week-29-3-19/">This week: 29/3/19</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/2019/03/29/this-week-29-3-19/embed/#?secret=nbCv1mjr9b" width="600" height="338" title="“This week: 29/3/19” — Scotland's Economy" data-secret="nbCv1mjr9b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/03/economy-blog-graphic-2903-new.png1024512Research and Development statistics Record amounts are being spent on research and development, according to the latest Scottish Government statistics. Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) in 2017, one of the key measures of innovation, saw around £2.5 billion spent, predominately by businesses and higher education institutions. Read more about Research and Development spend...