Part 4 – A ‘How to’ Guide to Community Wealth Building Workshop Series: Community Wealth Building Powers

Part 4: 24th February (14:00-16:00) - Community Wealth Building Powers: Inclusive Ownership and Socially Just Use of Land and Property

  • February 24, 2021
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Vacancy: Senior / Principal Planner – Stantec

Stantec currently looking for a Senior or Principal Planner to join their growing Planning team in Scotland. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and ambitious business with offices in the heart of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

  • February 12, 2021
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Blog: “Energy transition: vital spark of national renewal or dying ember?” – Dr Robert Pollock, Regional Development Solutions

The story of BiFab, a fabrication yard that symbolised Scotland’s hopes for a “just transition” from North Sea oil to offshore renewables yet went into administration at the end of last year, has salient lessons for Scotland’s future.

  • January 25, 2021
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Blog: “‘Tis the season to be trustworthy” – Charlie Woods, SUII

As this is the season of goodwill and gift giving it might be an appropriate time to look at the role that trust plays in economic development.

  • December 17, 2020
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No-one Left Behind Part 1 – People

No-one Left Behind is the Scottish Government’s strategy to deliver more effective and joined-up employability support across Scotland. Following a stakeholder review, a Joint Delivery Plan was launched by national and local government in November.

  • December 14, 2020
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EDAS Covid Conversations #8: Innovation for Recovery

At our eighth EDAS Covid Conversation (8th December), we discussed Innovation for Recovery.

  • December 8, 2020
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Blog: Innovation for Scotland’s economic recovery and renewal – Adam Lang, Head of Nesta in Scotland

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health crisis, Scotland was facing a raft of significant and seemingly intractable social and economic challenges.We need new thinking. New ideas. New ways of collaborating to solve shared problems. New types of evidence and insight. New solutions to deliver a fairer,...

  • December 4, 2020
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