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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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Missing In Action: Why Scotland’s Games Action Plan is the Scale-Up Engine Sir Tom Hunter is Looking For

The Entrepreneurs Manifesto For Scotland - Cover

Sir Tom Hunter recently issued a challenge to the country: The Entrepreneurs Manifesto for Scotland. It is a bold, necessary, and unapologetic call for a 'laser focus' on scaling businesses, driving productivity, and embracing the AI revolution. Sir Tom asks: "Why doesn't the Government call on us to help grow the Scottish economy and increase …

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The World is Watching: Let’s Level Up Scotland

Scotland's Games Action Plan - Edinburgh Launch

If I’m honest, I’m still trying to process the last week... After two years of trying to deliver Scotland's Games Action Plan - running workshops, pulling together over a thousand data points, separating the practical and achievable from the aspirational, and finding ways to work with the country's existing infrastructure - we finally handed Level …

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Ready To Level Up? Looking Back at 2025 and the Four-Body Problem Facing Scotland in 2026

Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan

As we head rapidly for the holidays, it's time for the Scottish Games Network (me) to do what we always promise: be the 'Honest Architect' for our ecosystem. That means celebrating the victories, acknowledging the foundations we’ve laid, and - most importantly - address the real structural challenges waiting for us in the new year. …

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