Turning Scotland into a World Class Digital Nation

By 2020, the aim is that Scotland will be a world class digital nation. By this, we mean that Scotland will have the infrastructure, the skills and the confidence to really make the most of the exciting new opportunities created by high speed digital connectivity.

There are four main aims. To help deliver these four aims, there are a huge number of activities and programmes happening right across Scotland.

These include everything from high level business skills training to ‘taster’ sessions in local libraries, designed to help complete beginners get confident in using digital technology.

The Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband infrastructure project will be a massive step forward, towards making Digital Scotland a reality.

We want everyone in Scotland to be able to connect to the best digital technology and to have

the skills and confidence to use it, whether at home, work or on the move.

We want our businesses to take full advantage of fibre broadband, so as to become

more competitive and reach out to new customers worldwide. This will create jobs and opportunities for great careers in Scotland.

We want to encourage innovation and the growth of creative businesses within the

digital sector.

We want to be a magnet for inward investment. Scotland’s

blend of world class digital infrastructure, world class digital skills and outstanding quality of life will make an attractive proposition and we want to encourage businesses to relocate or set up here.

Digital Scotland is an ambitious and wide reaching programme that is right at the heart of the Scottish Government’s vision for the future of our country.

A Digital Scotland is coming closer every day...

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“The Scottish ICT sector is healthy and

vibrant. It employs 73,000 people and makes a direct

contribution of £3 billion per annum to the Scottish economy”

Scotland’s Digital Future

“Scotland has a long track record of attracting high quality technology jobs. This continues

to this day, with recent successes including Amazon, Avaloq, HP and Wipro, projecting almost

3000 jobs” Scotland’s Digital Future

“Supporting Scotland’s 340,000 businesses to

fully exploit the benefits of digital technologies requires concerted, joined up action

across all sectors of our economy”

Scotland’s Digital Future

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