Economy
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Improving FDI and competitiveness
Cutting corporation tax is not the single route for economic success, the FDI workshop heard. Indeed, previous UK-wide reductions may…
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Skills: an innovative approach
Vocational education must shift from college courses to workplace-based apprenticeships, according to Skills Development Scotland’s Damien Yeates. Work-based skills acquisition…
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Creating a high-skilled economy
A fragmented skills sector needs to be joined up into a proper system, according to the skills discussion group. This…
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Plan I for innovation
NESTA’s Stian Westlake is encouraging government to look at the evidence for good innovation and support ambitious start-up businesses. As…
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Driving up productivity
Regional productivity remains low after 56 years of policy analysis. Our innovation discussion group called for focused support for innovators,…
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Successful town centre regeneration
Malcolm Fraser, chair of the Scottish town centre review, outlined how giving towns a critical mass makes sense for economic…
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Creative tourism
Northern Ireland Screen’s Richard Williams emphasised how film and TV production can draw visitors and present a strong positive image…
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Funding plans spark debate
John O’Dowd’s proposed changes to school funding have come up against strong opposition. Proposals to change the common funding formula…
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GCE Software Systems Development
ICT is popular with pupils and the new qualification will open doors in a growing economic sector. From this September…
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Utility prices under the spotlight
Michael McKernan weighs up the political debate on cutting energy prices in Great Britain and the state of play in…
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