Commentary

Turning up the dial on the energy transition
David Rennie, our Head of Low Carbon Energy, writes about the energy transition for Energy Voice.

New export plan to support international ambitions of life sciences businesses
Writing for The Scotsman's Life Sciences Conferences Report, Scottish Enterprise's interim Director of Global Trade, Jan Robertson outlines SDI's role on a new industry-focused export plan for the sector

Global appetite to be part of Scotland’s financial services sector continues
Writing for Scottish Financial Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise CEO Adrian Gillespie explains why companies in the financial services sector choose Scotland for international growth

Scotland’s leading energy transition role to be showcased at ADIPEC 2022
Writing for ADIPEC Show Daily, David Decrock, Europe, Middle East and Africa Team Leader Trade – Energy and Low Carbon Transition at Scottish Development International outlines our ambitions at ADIPEC 2022 in Abu Dhabi

Resilience and innovative thinking ensures Scottish exporters continue to shine
Writing for the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), Scottish Enterprise's interim Director of Global Trade, Jan Robertson assesses SDI's FY21/22 Trade results and the importance of exports to Scotland's economy

Fintech driving Scotland’s inward investment success
Writing for FinTech Scotland, SDI Inward Investment Specialist, Kevin Reynolds explains why Scotland continues to be attractive to global fintech firms

Scottish Enterprise again named UK's top investor in university spinouts by number of investments
Chief Executive Adrian Gillespie welcomes the recognition by the Royal Academy of Engineering

Working together to deliver economic prosperity for Scotland
In his final editorial looking at the year ahead, our interim Managing Director of International, Neil Francis outlines the importance of attracting private capital investment to Scotland

Optimism remains as Scottish firms eye global opportunities
In his latest editorial looking forward to 2022, our interim Managing Director, Neil Francis explains how Scottish Development International assists companies with accessing international markets

Global attention on Scotland following ScotWind announcement
After the Crown Estate Scotland published the winners of the ScotWind leasing auction, our Director of Global Investment, Mark Hallan explains the FDI opportunities this presents

Reasons to be cheerful as Scotland remains magnet for inward investment
Our interim Managing Director, Neil Francis looks ahead to 2022 and Scotland's ongoing ability to attract global economic opportunities

How investing in Scotland can help to drive a low-carbon future
In a Q&A with Power Technology, our Director of Global Investment, Mark Hallan discusses net-zero investment project opportunities in Scotland