Research & Development investment
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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.