Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The next meeting of Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cross Party Group at the Scottish Parliament takes place on April 22nd 2025, from 18:00-20:00. The meeting will be the CPG's Annual General Meeting and is open to everyone working in, around or interested in games across Scotland. The AGM will set the agenda, goals and priorities for …
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The second version of Scotland's Games Action Plan is now available for industry consultation, feedback and review. The plan is a series of recommendations to the Scottish Government to increase knowledge and understanding of the games ecosystem across all levels of government, build more dedicated support for it, and create a more connected, collaborative, and …
Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cross Party Group at the Scottish Parliament has announced the dates for its meetings in 2025. The group was created to 'promote the games sector in Scotland and build a thriving games ecosystem' and is open to everyone working in, around or interested in games across Scotland. The CPG offers an opportunity …
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Panelists Include Representatives Of WarDog, West College Scotland, Amicable Animal, Cobra Mobile & Heriot Watt University - Chaired by Michael Marra MSP The Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics 2024 takes place in August with a five-day programme of over 30 events, in the home of Scottish politics at Holyrood.  This year, for the first time ever, …
Workshops To be Held Across Scotland & Online  The Scottish Government has given its backing to the creation of a national games strategy, recognising the enormous commercial and transformative potential of games. This will make Scotland the first part of the United Kingdom to have a strategy in place supporting the rapidly evolving games ecosystem. …
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The Scottish parliament needs YOU. The Scottish Parliament's Economy, Energy and Tourism committee has announced that it has launched an investigation into the economic impact of the creative industries in Scotland - using the country's games and film/television industries as key sectors. The committee will explore: The role of public sector agencies and the effectiveness …
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The Scottish government has been a vocal supporter of the video games and interactive industry in Scotland for the last several years. In addition to supporting tax breaks prior to Westminster, it has directly supported the inclusion of foreign teams in Dare to be Digital, created a cross-party group on videogames and has recognised the …
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Back in May, the second Cross-Party Group On Video Games Technology took place at Holyrood. Â It was very well attended, with four MSPs in the room, along with representatives from UKIE and TIGA and around 20 companies from across the country. The structure of the meeting was a little disjointed, as only a few days …
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