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Knowledge and Digital Centre of Scottish Investment to scale up to a national No Prototyping carried out 0.1 0.05 Largely virtual arrangement, so no planning or legal
the Digital Infrastructure Excellence/ Government digital platform for the NHS that will with design co produced barriers. Data protection worked through as part of
Economy (also supports Living it Up and NHS 24 empower all citizens and communities with 8,000 Scottish pilot.
Social to deliver their own care, supported by citizens. Digital Health
Infrastructure: formal public services and secure Institute established to
health) sustainable health and care services for support R+D activity
the future. The model is a partnership
with industry who will provide tools and
services. The solution includes R+D
space for industry to innovate in
partnership with academics, service
users and health/care professionals. It
will address shared EU societal
challenges such as active and healthy
ageing, create jobs and promote
economic growth. Will allow clustering
and private sector inviolvement in
significant priority for Horizon 2020.





Knowledge and Private R&D; EU 2020 Scottish Loan , risk and equity capital investment Yes Ministerial commitment 1.00 0.50 Pipelines more developed in some areas (access to
the Digital this project also Investment and Government, fund aimed at EU 2020 targets, in principle, fund finance) than others, but significant project pipeline
Economy contributes to Innovation with partners particularly around innovation structures in existence development work will be supported by EU Structural
social Fund (Scottish in enterprise investment and low carbon targets in which can be built on to Funds on low carbon, resource efficiency, smart cities
infrastructure Development agencies, line with Smart Specialisation. Scope of launch and expand, and innovation. Local business angel network well-
and very Bank) local fund covers: (1) low carbon, (2) existing angel investor developed for access to finance; low carbon and on-
strongly to the authorities resource efficiency, (3) innovation network interested. shore investments backed by extensive infrastructure
energy union and private (particularly biotech), (4) on-shore Significant experience planning and outline consent for first tranche of priority
themes sector infrastructure in support of renewable in access to finance and sites; specific centres of specialism identified as
energy, (5) smart cities technology and JESSICA models in potential investments for innovation (bio-refinery for bio-
potentially (6) access to finance for Scotland means this fules; manufacturing centre for modular/flexible cell
SME's. Possible for investors to buy into could be launched and therapy; and life sciences therapeutical centre linked to
some fund areas and not others, or to investing prior to 2017. existing expertise at Southern General Hospital in
come in on individual projects which suit Glasgow - the Harvard comparator)
their portfolio. Innovation elements
explicitly aim to compete with US on an
area of strength - comparative fund at
Harvard attracts $5 bn, and there is
significant investor appetite in Scotland.




Knowledge and Superfast Superfast Local BDUK allocation of £2.96mn. Seeking Yes Target contracting start 0.007 0.007 Lack of commercial incentive for industry to roll out
the Digital Broadband Broadband Authority match funding from EU of £1.86mn date 14/11/2014 broadband in sparsely populated rural areas, and
Economy Projects Phase difficulties with placing infrastructure in difficult to reach
2 - Cornwall areas. Government/public sources of 'gap funding'
required.
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