It’s not what you do…
Over the summer the Scottish Government announced a new Economic Advisory Council made up of an impressive group of business leaders and academics to be chaired by the Economy Secretary. […]
‘The Pull Factor’
In a blog for the HIE website, Stuart Black, EDAS Board Member, discusses the way HIE supported businesses and communities through the Covid pandemic. In particular it notes how the […]
Blog: “The Economy 2030 Inquiry” – Charlie Woods, SUII
Economic development activity has been dominated by Covid. In the short term this has involved helping people, business and places cope with the immediate challenges. Medium term activity has focussed on trying to understand the longer term implications and make sensible recovery plans. While longer term work will implement...
EDAS Strategy Update (draft): Liz McEntee, Chair
To all our EDAS members, I’m pleased to share with you EDAS’s draft strategy for 2021-24. This strategy is my first as Chair of this organisation and follows two development sessions […]
Blog: “‘From Covid to COP” – Charlie Woods, SUII
As we emerge from the pandemic COP 26 will focus Scotland and the wider world’s attention on what needs to be done by whom to achieve net-zero ambitions. We know the challenge is massive, but it’s sometimes difficult to get your head round how big and in what time...
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.