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An Open Letter to the Scottish Government: Unlocking Scotland’s £1 Billion Interactive Future (In The First 100 Days…)

Scotland's Games Action Plan: Scottish Parliament Chamber. National Games Debate.

Following the conclusion of the 2026 elections and the formation of the new Scottish Government cabinet, the Scottish Games Network has formally briefed the First Minister and their ministerial team on the immediate economic, cultural, and social opportunities waiting within our national games ecosystem. To ensure absolute transparency and to foster a truly collaborative approach …

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Scotland’s Games Cross-Party Group – Last Meeting Before 2026 Elections

Scotland's Games Cross-Party Group & Games Action Plan

The momentum following the recent Parliamentary debate on Scotland’s games sector is translating into action. The next meeting of the Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Scotland’s Games Ecosystem will take place on March 18th, from 18:00 - 20:00. Interest from across the industry and academia has already been exceptionally high. With the committee room in the …

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Political Consensus: Scottish Liberal Democrats Adopt Games Action Plan Pillars

Scottish Liberal Democrats Conference 2026

The political momentum behind the future of the Scottish games ecosystem has reached an all-time high. Following the publication of the Games Action Plan, the subsequent debate in the Scottish Parliament and the launch of the IES manifesto, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have now formally adopted Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan into their official …

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Live Debate: Scotland’s Games Action Plan @ Holyrood: 18:30, Feb 3rd 2026.

Scotland's Games Action Plan: Scottish Parliament Chamber. National Games Debate.

UPDATE: Time of debate moved back to 18:30. The parliamentary debate on Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan will take place around 18:30 tomorrow afternoon - Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026. Tickets are already sold out to attend the session in-person, but you can watch live and online using the Scottish Parliament TV streaming service. I'll …

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Scotland’s Games Action Plan Heads to Holyrood: Michael Marra MSP Lodges Motion for Parliamentary Debate

Scotland's Games Action Plan: Scottish Parliament Chamber. National Games Debate.

The momentum behind Level Up Scotland has reached the floor of the Scottish Parliament. Following our dual-city launch earlier this week, Michael Marra MSP has officially lodged a motion (S6M-20521) calling for a dedicated Members’ Business debate on the National Action Plan for Scotland's Games Sector. The motion recognises the sector’s "growing importance to Scotland’s …

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Two Years, Two Cities, One Goal: Why Today Changes Everything for Games in Scotland

Scotland's Games Action Plan

Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan: Today, at 09:30 in a room at CodeBase Edinburgh filled with MSPs, and again at 13:00 in the Abertay CyberQuarter in Dundee, we are doing something that has never been done before in the history of our sector. We are handing over a unified vision for the future of …

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The £1 Billion Blueprint: Scotland’s Games Action Is Ready – We Need You To Help Launch It.

Scotland's Games Action Plan: COMPLETE

Dear friends, colleagues (and the entire Scottish games community) I need to talk to you honestly about where we are - and ask for your help. We are at the final milestone. After two years of intensive consultation, data-gathering, extensive feedback and planning, Scotland's Games Action Plan is finished and ready for launch. I recently …

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Scotland’s Innovation Summit: The Games Action Plan Delivers The Call for “Innovation at Scale.”

Games Action Plan - Scotland's Innovation Agenda

An Open Letter To Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP and Business Minister Richard Lochhead MSP The Scottish Games Network is celebrating the success and ambition of last week's National Innovation Summit. The event you created - bringing together innovators, pioneers, business leaders, academia, and government - is hugely beneficial for Scotland's future. We were …

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UKIE ‘Press Start’ Report Creates Perfect Launchpad for Scottish Games Action Plan

Time To Press Start On Growth - Title Screen

Ukie, the trade body for the UK’s video games industry, has today launched a major new report, Time to Press Start on Growth, calling on the new UK Government and the devolved nations to implement a series of key policies to secure a £500 million growth opportunity for the sector. The report provides a powerful, …

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New UK Videogames Council Formed to Advise Government on Sector Growth

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The UK government has today announced the formation of the new UK Videogames Council, a strategic body of industry leaders established to advise on policy and support the continued growth of the sector. The council brings together a diverse group of experts from across the games industry to help shape the future of the UK's …

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