Research & Development investment

Answer:
The current R&D in Scotland is diverse in its sources of funding, locations, and institutions. It is concentrated in the central belt of Scotland but employs over 35,000 people across the country.

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Scotland's productivity gap with international countries: research

Author / Creator: Ana Rincon-Aznar

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

Scotland’s labour productivity gap with the top performing EU comparator region was close to 30% over the period 2009 - 2017.  There are productivity gaps across all of capital, labour quality and total factor productivity.


Back to basics: Research and Development in Scotland

Author / Creator: Ben Cooper

Media type: Assessment report

Date published:

Investment in Scotland's R&D has increased over the past decade, but lags behind the UK and other OECD countries.  Continued growth in these sectors will require significant investment and policies that incentivise R&D activity.


Research and innovation in Scotland

Author / Creator: The Royal Society

Media type: Fact sheet

Date published: May 2018

This document provides an insight into the current research and innovation landscape in Scotland to inform discussions over how people across Scotland can have the opportunity to contribute to and share the benefits of R&D investment in the UK


Scottish Space Agency – A discussion on Scotland’s place in the space industry

Author / Creator: Craig Berry

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published: July 2017

This paper proposes a Scottish Space Agency and Spaceport to make Scotland a world leader in an industry sector of the future.