Research, evaluation and insight

Medical devices in Scotland (MDIS), a membership based company, aimed to stimulate and promote the medical devices sector in Scotland.

The Skillseekers programme aimed to encourage young people leaving education to enter training and secure higher levels of skills and qualifications.

The evaluation aimed to: identify various models and methods of delivery currently being used across the Business Gateways and local enterprise companies (LECs) and the differential impact support services have had on social enterprises; assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the current services and support provided to social enterprises by the Business Gateways and LECs, including the fit with the Growing Business segmentation model; establish the impact of the support services on the cl…

The New Jobs for Glasgow 2 (NJFG2) aimed to create new or expanded social enterprise jobs by: using established intermediate labour market models; identifying new job growth areas; and demonstrating how basic models could be developed to contribute to the local economy.

NEXXUS was formed in 2003 with the aim of: facilitating communication, knowledge sharing and collaboration between organisations involved in life sciences and related activities in the West of Scotland; and raising the profile locally and nationally of the West of Scotland as a life science centre and contributing to any Scottish Enterprise activity on an international basis.

Solway Heritage (SH) aimed to: secure the sustainable management of the natural and man-made heritage; conserve and enhance buildings or artefacts of architectural historical interest; conserve and enhance landscape and wildlife resources; and interpret and encourage informed public access to the built, natural and cultural heritage.

Partnership by Design, initiated by Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire (SED), aimed to: promote effective partnerships to develop and implement economic development strategies; focus on common objectives and aspirations, building effective and efficient linkages and being prepared to assume leadership or step back as appropriate; and improve teamwork and partnership through performance and the recognition of achievements.

The evaluation aimed to assess the overall success of the Supply Chain and Product Development Process Improvement Projects (SCPI and PDPI projects) in meeting their objectives.

The Phoenix Industrial Park aimed to contribute to the wider economic regeneration of Renfrewshire in general and the provision of high quality business locations in particular.

The Positive Futures ‘inclusiveness project’ aimed to establish strategic, operational and funding partnerships between the key agencies that engage with young people and provide key worker support through operational partnerships with a range of agencies.

The Profit Through Knowledge (PTK) programme aimed to help companies develop a business opportunity or address a need via a targeted placing of graduates and undergraduates within companies.

The aim of Project ACE was to assist Rolls-Royce (RR) in 2002 to move their operations from Hillington to a new factory in Inchinnan.

The Rowallan Business Park project aimed to provide a high quality business park, attractive to inward investment and indigenous businesses, to act as a strategic business location in and gateway to Ayrshire.

The aim of the evaluation was to assess the impact of the 2001 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) on the Borders economy, and the effectiveness of Scottish Enterprise Borders’ (SEB) response to the crisis.

The Getahead project was commissioned by Scottish Enterprise (SE) as a series of roadshows designed to give careers advice to the wider working population.

Scottish Enterprise’s (SE’s) R&D (research and development) Plus Scheme was set up in 2003 to encourage industrial research and pre-competitive development among large companies by providing grants.

The Scottish Enterprise Technology Park (SETP) was set up in East Kilbride over fifty years ago as the National Engineering Laboratory, and taken over by the Scottish Enterprise Network in 1994, with responsibility for its management lying with Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire.

Scottish Food and Drink is an industry led strategy designed to achieve a sustainable and profitable food and drink sector that is consumer focused, market led and internationally competitive.

The initiative known as scottishfoodanddrink.

The Institute for System Level Integration (ISLI) aimed to become a centre of excellence in System in Chip research, education and training, with a focus on new systems, products and applications.

Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire (SER) commissioned EKOS to undertake an evaluation of the Internationalisation Programme aimed at examining its performance against targets, achievement of objectives and outputs, and to assess the economic impact at the local and national level.

The SEDG Telecommunications Strategy (Broadband Programme) aimed to: ensure that the Dumfries and Galloway region’s businesses and communities had access to appropriate levels of affordable broadband services to meet their needs; keep the region abreast of developments elsewhere and on a level playing field economically and socially with other regions; and increase broadband uptake and use.

Small Company Innovation Support (SCIS) provides vital financial support for projects that lead to the development and introduction of new products and processes.

The Spends and Trends 2004 project disseminated key market information to Scottish service companies in the oil and gas industry through a CD-Rom, with the aims of assisting them to plan for future activity and position themselves to capitalise on new opportunities.

Stirling University Innovation Park (SUIP) aimed to provide accommodation for high tech businesses or research & development (R & D) activities, offer tenant companies a wide range of business support services, and foster a close working relationship between these companies and the University’s research staff.