Scotland's Digital Future: A Blueprint

Globalisation, the information economy, a digital future - these are the buzzwords of our age.

Now that the world has caught up with the web, there's broad acceptance that technology will play an increasingly crucial role in our social, economic and civil lives. That's great, but what does it all mean and what will be required to make it work?

If Scotland is to harvest the benefits of the digital age, it needs a clear understanding of the resources, skills and infrastructure this will require in both the short and long-term futures. At present our development is ad-hoc, depending largely on the private sector to provide direction, and while this approach has served us fairly well so far, it will not suffice forever.

The country needs a digital blueprint - a clear, considered and far-reaching national strategy designed to deliver the tools that a 21st Century Scotland.

This collaboration is an attempt to formulate such a plan.