Policy & Practice Resources
EDAS seeks to ensure that economic development is at the forefront of the national policy debate.
We develop regular briefings for Government and Parliament on a wide range of policy issues and deliver a spectrum of independent initiatives on emerging and current policy themes.
The below directory of Scottish, UK and International Policy and Practice is by no means an exhaustive list.
EDAS also produces regular parliamentary briefings focused on Scottish economic development matters and policy. Members will receive these automatically. If you are a member and missing copies of briefings, please contact Alison Jones: [email protected].
Scottish & UK Policy Documents
General
Economy
- Scotland’s Economic Strategy (March 2015)
- Towards a Robust Wellbeing Economy for Scotland: Report of the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery (June 2020)
- Protecting Scotland, Renewing Scotland: The Government’s Programme for Government 2020-21 (September 2020)
- UK Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Digital
- Realising Scotland’s full potential in a digital world: A digital strategy for Scotland (March 2017)
- 5G: Strategy for Scotland (August 2019)
Environmental
- Climate Ready Scotland: Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024 (September 2019)
- The Environment Strategy for Scotland: Vision and Outcomes (February 2020)
Enterprise and Skills
- Enterprise and Skills Review (June 2016)
- The Enterprise and Skills Board: Strategic Plan (October 2018)
- Scotland’s Future Skills Action Plan
Fair Work and Labour Market
- Creating a Fairer Scotland: A New Future for Employability Support in Scotland (March 2016)
- Scotland’s Labour Market Strategy (August 2016)
- Framework for Fair Work in Scotland
- No One Left Behind: Next steps for employability support (March 2018)
- A fairer Scotland for Women: gender pay gap action plan (March 2019)
- Youth Guarantee – No-one Left Behind (September 2020)
Infrastructure
- Infrastructure Investment Plan 2015 (December 2015)
- National Planning Framework 3 (June 2014)
Innovation
- Scotland CAN DO: An innovation action plan for Scotland (January 2017)
- Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review (August 2020)
International Trade and Investment
Investment
Place and Regional Cohesion
- Scotland’s Agendas for Cities (March 2016)
- City Region Deals
- Regional Growth Deals
- Community Wealth Building
- Good Growth for Cities annual report 2019 (PWC)
Regeneration
- Achieving a sustainable future: regeneration strategy (December 2011)
- Town Centre Action Plan: Scottish Government response (November 2013)
Third Sector
International Policy
Policy & Practice
General Economy
- State of the Economy
Report produced tri-annually by the Chief Economic Adviser to provide a picture of the Scottish economy in an international context.
- Economy Statistics
- Council of Economic Advisers
- Ministerial Trade Board
- National Economic Forum (last held December 2019)
- Other Scottish Economy Publications
Partners
- Scottish Enterprise
- Skills Development Scotland
- Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- Scotland’s Centre for Regional Inclusive Growth
- Fraser of Allander Institute
- Institute of Economic Development
- Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development Group
- Improvement Service
General
Business
Environment
Fair Work
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Fair Work Convention
- Living Wage Scotland
- Scottish Business Pledge
Inequality
Infrastructure
Innovation
Internationalisation
Place
Procurement
Regional Economic Development