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Introduction to SDI

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Who Are We

•  Scottish Development International (SDI) is the specialist inward investment and trade arm of the Scottish Government, SE and HIE

•  Single point of contact for all international business development needs

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Scotland’s Trade and Investment Strategy

•  GOVERNMENT AMBITION: •  50% increase in international exports by 2017

•  Team Scotland Approach •  Customer focussed delivery •  Aligning the work of the public and private sector •  Wider promotion of Scotland •  Influencing and providing business intelligence •  Harnessing the potential of international networks •  Integrated business planning

Scotland’s Trade and Investment Strategy

•  Increasing international Trade •  More Scottish businesses trading internationally •  Greater support of Growth Businesses •  International exploitation of Scotland education sector

•  Attracting Inward Investment •  Greater focus on strategic inward investment •  Embedding companies, encouraging expansion and

developing supplier links •  Low carbon opportunities

•  Promoting Scotland •  Focus on growth opportunities in sectors •  Ensuring a global footprint focussed on opportunity •  Emerging markets

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Our Purpose

•  raise the ambition of more Scottish businesses to think, compete and trade globally

•  •  Attract investment and talent which builds

on Scotland’s globally competitive sectors

•  Increase the global competitiveness of the business environment in Scotland

•  Enhance Scotland’s image globally

Foreign investment

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Global Reach

•  Background •  Started in 1981 •  Joint venture: •  Scottish Government •  Scottish Enterprise •  Highlands & Islands Enterprise

•  People •  230 staff •  27 overseas offices •  Industry specialists •  Local staff throughout •  Scotland

•  Budget •  ~£36m

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SDI in Hong Kong and China

•  Hong Kong and China key strategic markets

–  Supporting inward investment and international trade

•  Hong Kong –  Excellent base for Scottish companies

entering market –  Good access point for wider Chinese and

Asia Pacific market •  China key market for SDI

–  £560 Million in exports –  30% increase over 2012 –  Over 200 companies assisted to enter

market in 2012/13

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Low Carbon Opportunities in Hong Kong

•  Significant Low Carbon opportunities include –  Air Quality –  Waste management –  Energy Efficiency –  Sustainable and low carbon construction

•  SDI signed MOU with Hong Kong Science and Technology park

–  To address key areas above and others –  Frame work for cooperation and knowledge transfer

•  ECCI HK Knowledge Exchange Centre –  Based at Hong Kong Science & Technology Park –  Planned for 2015 –  Support to develop projects & local partnerships

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Value added Services

Trade

•  Identify market opportunities and provide market intelligence

•  International strategy development

•  Prepare businesses to do business overseas

•  Identify business partners and finance support options

•  Facilitate connections and business relationships

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SDI Business Growth Model

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Thank  You  john.mcginnes@scotent.co.uk