Our Scottish Future

ICYMI: This week we launched our new report ‘ Fixing Broken Government’, which sets out a series of practical recommendations aimed at resetting & repairing Scotland’s machinery of Govt ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election ⬇ ourscottishfuture.org/wp-content/upl…

Inspiring to hear so many voices championing innovation in Scotland and the bold approaches needed to unlock its full economic potential. @scottish_future @UofGlasgow

Many thanks to all who came along to our “Scotland: Creating the jobs of tomorrow” conference today - an insightful day full of expert contributions and discussion on how we drive innovation for a more prosperous Scotland. #OurScottishFuture25 @Glasgow_Chamber @UofGlasgow

We’re pleased to be joined by @AnasSarwar and Douglas Alexander MP to discuss the opportunities and challenges identified during the conference today and how innovation fits within the wider policy landscape. #OurScottishFuture25

Insightful discussion from our panel of experts - Dr Poonam Malik, Dr Susie Mitchell, Prof Andrew Morris, Prof Lee Cronin, Prof Mairi Spowage and Dan Turner- on how policy can enable innovation-driven growth in Scotland’s regions. #OurScottishFuture25

Author of our new report “Innovation Nation: Good Jobs for Scotland’s Future” Dan Turner on what inspired him to write it and why a new approach is needed to unlock innovation in Scotland’s economy ⬇️ #OurScottishFuture25

“I want to advocate for change, not just innovation and growth”- Saul Klein, one of the UK’s leading venture capitalists, is giving an overview of the key drivers for innovation and turbocharging the UK’’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. #OurScottishFuture25

Thanks to @chrisvdk for providing his perspective as an innovative Scottish entrepreneur, and giving insight on how we can boost Scotland as an innovation - driven economy. #OurScottishFuture25

We’re at @UofGlasgow for Scotland: Creating the Jobs of Tomorrow - a major conference with @scottish_future and @UofGlasgow. @GordonBrown opened the day, setting the tone for a morning focused on turning ambition into action for Scotland’s future. 
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Great to hear from Kasim Kutay, CEO of Novo Holdings who leads the investment foundation of @novonordisk, sharing insight on lessons for Scotland from experience in life sciences investment, including how Denmark has become a hub of life science growth. #OurScottishFuture25

An inspiring presentation from Dame Kate Bingham of SV Health Investors, sharing her unique experience of how government and enterprise can respond to an unprecedented challenge, as chair of the UK Covid Vaccine Task Force. #OurScottishFuture25

David Sainsbury outlines how Scotland can build clusters of innovation-led growth around key industrial sectors where we can excel. #OurScottishFuture25

@LordProvostGCC Jacqueline McLaren opens today’s conference and welcomes attendees to Glasgow this morning for a busy programme of expert speakers @Glasgow_Chamber @UofGlasgow #OurScottishFuture25

We’re delighted to be @UofGlasgow for the “Scotland: Creating the Jobs of Tomorrow” Conference in partnership with @Glasgow_Chamber & @UofGlasgow. @GordonBrown will open the event alongside top thinkers to discuss a more prosperous future for Scotland. #OurScottishFuture25

Tomorrow, former PM @GordonBrown will lead a landmark Conference at @UofGlasgow, hosted by @OurScotFuture in partnership with @Glasgow_Chamber, bringing together economic thinkers, policy makers and leaders to shape a dynamic economy for Scotland. #OurScottishFuture25

Today our Scottish Future has launched a major new report titled ‘innovation Nation: Good Jobs for Scotland’s Future’ which analyses Scotland’s successes in life sciences, manufacturing and energy and sets out a plan for economic prosperity 🔽 ourscottishfuture.org/wp-content/upl…

A new report by @SMFthinktank commissioned by Our Scottish Future outlines a strategic vision of how skills reform and targeted employability support can enhance Scotland’s economic potential. Read the full report here 👇 ourscottishfuture.org/wp-content/upl…

You can read our thoughts here: ourscottishfuture.org/time-to-fix-sc…

Excellent paper from @reformscotland on how to build a stronger Scottish Parliament Our own report last year set out similar ideas: a cap on the number of Ministers and a salary for committee conveners. 25 years on from devolution, it's time to act reformscotland.com/publication/a-…

The polling on directly elected provosts can be found here 👇 ourscottishfuture.org/poll-backs-dir…

🔍 Read the full report here ourscottishfuture.org/wp-content/upl…

Good to see discussion around the possibility of directly elected provosts in Scotland & the potential for better local government ✅ Directly elected provosts were a recommendation from our recent report, Rewiring Scotland 📈 Our polling from 2022 also shows support for it