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14 Scotland How Scotland is promoting itself Rory Archibald, business development manager, outlines how Scotland has kept itself in the spotlight cotland has always been a confident nation. Confident in our heritage, traditions and craftsmanship. Confident in the ideas that emerge from the collaboration that Scotland can generate thanks to the size of our country and our proximity to each other. We’ve always been proud of the innovations and inventions that have emerged from Scotland. Give any Scot a chance and they will reel off a list of inventions – from penicillin to the television – that were born here. We are home to some of the oldest universities in the world. We like to say that innovation is in our soul. Scotland’s innovation credentials in many industrial sectors are second to none, whether it’s technological areas such as renewable energy, medical imaging and life sciences or creative innovations in art & design, computer games, architecture and software. Now a new wave of pride and confidence in our pioneering innovation is at the forefront of the promotion of Scotland as a business events destination. The link is clear. Conferences, meetings and events inspire collaboration, connections, new ideas and the exchange of information. These are all the essential requirements for innovation in both the academic and business worlds. “A new wave of pride is at forefront of promoting Scotland as a business events destination” Over the last two years, Visit Scotland Business