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Scotland’s Beatrice demonstrator project is the world’s first deepwater offshore wind farm


The Financial Services industry generates approximately £8 billion for the Scottish economy


creative industries sector, which includes games, which now supports more than 64,000 jobs and contributes £4.8 billion to the Scottish economy. There are more than 90 games development, publishing and service companies in Scotland, and the University of Abertay in Dundee was the world’s first to offer a degree in Computer Games Technology.


Financial Services Scotland’s proud history in financial services stretches back over 300 years and today the country is one of Europe’s leading financial centres, with the Scottish industry remaining innovative and competitive. The sector’s success is based on a


flexible, stable and motivated workforce equipped with the necessary skills required by the financial services industry. The financial services industry


features a profitable mix of Scottish and international businesses. The industry’s key strengths lie in banking, insurance and pensions, investment management and asset servicing. The sector now accounts for 7 per


cent of Scotland’s GDP, directly employing almost 100,000 people directly and generating around £8 billion for the Scottish economy.


Energy Sectors The oil, gas and renewable energy sectors make a significant contribution


to Scotland’s economy, with more than 2,000 companies working in the energy sector employing 150,000 highly skilled professionals and operating in more than 100 markets worldwide. This gives Scotland’s highly developed energy industry global expertise. Years of oil and gas production have


created a strong supply chain, a skilled workforce, a renowned academic sector and a well-developed energy infrastructure. And many of these skills are transferrable to Scotland’s growing renewable energy industry which includes onshore and offshore wind turbines, wave and tidal energy devices, as well as bioenergy, fuel cells and solar energy expertise. Scotland’s universities excel in energy industry research and development and embrace a culture of collaboration with industry organisations and companies.


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Scotland’s offshore wind industry looks set to deliver 28,000 jobs by 2020, contributing £7.1 billion of investment to the economy


The oil and gas industry supports 150,000 jobs


Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute


Scotland’s games industry has created global hits such as Lemmings and the Grand Theft Auto series


Scotland is the location of five of the world’s top 10 life sciences companies


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