Research, evaluation and insight

The report presents the findings of a review of six Project Support Projects (PSPs) offered by Scottish Enterprise (SE) to client businesses: Business Efficiency Project Support; ICT Project Support (ICTPS); Management Development Project Support; Organisational Development Project Support (ODPS); Market Development Project Support; and Strategy Development Project Support.

The Sales and Marketing Programme (SAM) Product, delivered to relationship managed companies within Scottish Enterprise’s (SE’s) Market Development Intervention Framework, aimed to embed the ability to carry out effective sales and marketing strategy, planning, management and practice in individuals with operational responsibility for sales and marketing in growth companies.

The International Energy Skills and Training Alliance (IESTA) was formed by Scottish Enterprise (SE) in 2008 in recognition of the value and potential of the energy training market.

This report follows on from an initial 2007 baseline report covering six key tourism destinations, which set out a series of indicators and guidance on how to assess changes in tourism activity and provided baseline values for a number of key core indicators.

Nexxus was first launched in 2003 within the West of Scotland as a Life Sciences (LS) networking organisation.

The Scottish Enterprise (SE) Tourism Destination Development Strategy was approved in early 2008, with the aim of maximising the contribution that the six key tourism destinations in the SE area (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Highland Perthshire, Cairngorms/Royal Deeside and St Andrews) can make to the 50% revenue growth target set out in the tourism industry strategy.

This report summarises the outputs from a ‘road-test’ and review of Scottish Enterprise’s (SE’s) Carbon Impact Assessment (CIA) tools.

The role of networking is viewed as a useful tool in allowing businesses to explore new ideas, find new customers and suppliers and share knowledge and collaborate.

The research aimed to review the literature on the effectiveness of networks, following on from a 2009 SE internal survey and literature review.

This report presents forecasts for the volume and value of golf tourism from 2010 to 2015 and then to 2020.

TalentScotland is a joint project involving the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise (SE), Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Development International.

Scottish Enterprise’s (SE’s) below £100,000 R&D Grant and Innovation Support Grant (ISG) are aimed at increasing R&D and innovation activity in the Scottish company base.

Energy markets are not only vast, but can change very quickly and very dramatically.

This report discusses the broad issues and challenges in assessing the benefits to an economy of economic development spending; such as business support, infrastructure development, inward investment and sector development.

Scottish Food and Drink (SF&D) was established as an industry-led membership organisation which aimed to bring together the whole supply chain involved in the food and drink industry in Scotland under a common strategy and purpose to support industry growth.

The Scottish Bioinformatics Forum (SBF) is designed to raise awareness, promote collaboration and enhance the life sciences sector in Scotland.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) commissioned EKOS to undertake a desk-based economic impact assessment of the RAF Leuchars airbase in Fife, in light of the recent Strategic Defence Review and speculation that the base may be considered for closure.

The aim of the research was to investigate the different condition monitoring techniques that may be applicable for wind turbines, explore their potential application in wind turbines, and examine the relative costs and benefits of condition monitoring systems for wind turbines.

The report aims to provide ITI Scotland members with information about the market and technology associated with blades for offshore wind turbines, in order to help support and advance the design and development of the optimal offshore wind turbine blade.

This paper examines the key issues affecting the market for Electric Vehicles (EVs) & Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) and the novel technologies being developed to address their current drawbacks.

This report provides a summary of ITI Energy’s initial foresighting study focused on the mature oil and gas assets (MOGA) market.

The report aimed to assess the market and potential for non-grid micro-generation products sized 10 kW and below.

This study maps out and reviews development trends in the power electronics market with the purpose of identifying future opportunities for new technology development, which ITI Energy could seek to invest in.

This report summarises the status of the first generation of biofuels and reports on the ongoing development of the second generation, with particular focus on marine algae as an alternative source of biomass that is now capable of delivering upon its potential.

Biofuels are a renewable natural fuel source which have the potential to serve as alternative to fossil based fuels.