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    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
    • National Performance Framework
    • Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation (March 2022)
    Community Wealth Building
    • Community Wealth Building infographic (March 2021)
    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
    • Shaping Scotland’s economy: inward investment plan (October 2020)
    Digital
    • A changing nation: how Scotland will thrive in a digital world (March 2021)
    • Realising Scotland’s full potential in a digital world: A digital strategy for Scotland (March 2017)
    • 5G: Strategy for Scotland (August 2019)
    Environmental
    • Just Transition – A Fairer, Greener Scotland: Scottish Government response (September 2021)
    • Just Transition Commission: A National Mission for a fairer, greener Scotland (March 2021)
    • Climate change plan: 2021 update (February 2021)
    • Climate Ready Scotland: Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024 (September 2019)
    • The Environment Strategy for Scotland: Vision and Outcomes (February 2020)
    • Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018-2032 – update (December 2020)
    Enterprise and Skills
    • The Enterprise and Skills Board: Strategic Plan (October 2018)
    • Scotland’s Future Skills Action Plan
    Europe
    • Steadfastly European, Scotland’s past, present and future (March 2021)
    Fair Work and Labour Market
    • Fair Work: action plan (February 2021)
    • 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)
    • No One Left Behind: delivery plan (November 2020)
    Infrastructure
    • A National Mission with Local Impact: Infrastructure Investment Plan for Scotland 2021-22 to 2025-26 (February 2021)
    Innovation
    • Scotland CAN DO: An innovation action plan for Scotland (January 2017)
    • Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review (August 2020)
    International Trade and Investment
    • Trade: our vision (January 2021)
    • A Trading Nation – helping Scottish businesses to export
    Investment
    • Investing with Purpose: global capital investment plan (March 2021)
    • Scottish National Investment Bank
    Place and Regional Cohesion
    • City Region Deals
    • Regional Growth Deals
    • Community Wealth Building
    • Good Growth for Cities annual report 2019 (PWC)
    • Town centre action plan review: joint Scottish Government and COSLA (April 2022)
    Skills
    • Future skills: action plan (March 2021)
    Third Sector
    • Social enterprise: action plan (March 2021)
    • Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy 2016-2026

    International Policy

    • Sustainable Development Goals (UN)
    • Key COVID-19 Policy responses from the OECD
    • 21st Century Wellbeing Economics: The Road to Recovery, Renewal & Resilience (Club of Rome)
    • Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)
    • Wellbeing Economy Policy Design Guidebook (WEAll)

    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
    • National Performance Framework
    Business
    • Business Gateway
    • Federation of Small Business Scotland

    Environment
    • Scottish Environment Protection Agency

    • Scottish Natural Heritage
    • Just Transition Commission

    Fair Work
    • Scottish Environment Protection Agency
    • Fair Work Convention
    • Living Wage Scotland
    • Scottish Business Pledge
    Inequality
    • Equality Act 2010
    • Fairer Scotland Duty
    Infrastructure
    • Scottish Futures Trust
    • Institute of Civil Engineers
    • Infrastructure Commission for Scotland
    Innovation
    • Scotland CAN DO
    • Innovation Centres
    • Scottish Funding Council
    Internationalisation
    • GlobalScot
    • Scottish Development International (SDI)
    • Scotland’s Export Performance monitor
    Place
    • Place Standard
    • Understanding Scottish Places
    Procurement
    • Sustainable Procurement Duty

    Regional Economic Development
    • South of Scotland Enterprise Agency
    Third Sector
    • SCVO
    • Joseph Rowntree Foundation
    • Oxfam
    • Social Enterprise Scotland

     

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