Scotland CAN DO Innovation Forum
Overview
This group has now been reformatted as the Scotland CAN DO: Business Innovation Forum
We created the Scotland CAN DO: Innovation Forum in May 2015 to help improve Scotland's innovation performance.
Led by the Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy and the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, the Forum will:
- set objectives for innovation in Scotland
- develop a set of shared outcomes
- scrutinise progress towards delivery
Related groups
- Scotland CAN DO: Business Innovation Forum
- Innovation Strategic Partnership Group
- Joint Innovation Communications and Marketing Group
Members
- Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy (Co-Chair)
- Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science (Co-Chair)
- Jamie Coleman, Codebase Scotland Ltd
- James Dunbar, New Start Highland
- Prof Particia Findlay, Scottish Centre for Employment Research
- Prof Dame Anne Glover, Aberdeen University
- Will Hutton, The Big Innovation Centre
- Sandy Kennedy, Entrepreneurial Scotland
- Prof Irene McAra-McWilliam, School of Design at the Glasgow School of Art
- Prof Andrew Morris, Chief Scientist, Scottish Government
- Geoff Mulgan, Nesta
- Derek Norwood, Devro Plc
- Erin Platts, Silicon Valley Bank
- Ken Scott, Alexander Dennis Limited
- Dr Tracy Shimmield, SRSL Ltd
- John Waddell, Archangel Informal Investment Ltd
Partner and delivery organisations:
- Liz Ditchburn, Scottish Government (Deputy Chair)
- Kevin Baughan, Innovate UK
- Melfort Campbell, Innovation Scotland Forum – Chair
- Donna Chisholm, Highlands & Islands Enterprise
- Cathie Cowan, Health Innovation Partnership Board – Chair
- Stuart Fancey, Scottish Funding Council
- Jim Watson, Scottish Enterprise
Documents
- Scotland CAN DO: an innovation action plan for Scotland
- Scotland CAN DO action framework: building on our vision to become a world-leading entrepreneurial and innovative nation
- Scotland CAN DO: becoming a world-leading entrepreneurial and innovative nation
- Scotland CAN DO Innovation Forum minutes: September 2016
- Scotland CAN DO Innovation Forum minutes: January 2017
- Scotland CAN DO Innovation Forum minutes: June 2017