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Publication - Progress report

National Innovation Strategy: Scorecard (2026 Update)

Published
27 October 2026
From
Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education, +1 more … Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate, +1 more … Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Economy
ISBN
9781807756833

The national innovation strategy first published an innovation scorecard in 2023, tracking Scotland's performance against key metrics compiled from publicly available data. In the third annual update to the scorecard, Scotland’s innovation performance is compared to UK and global peers.

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Overview Dashboard

Indicator Ecosystem Data[1] Performance[2] UK International
R&D Spending Investment 2024 Performance Maintaining 2nd Quartile 2nd Quartile
Patents Granted[3] Concept 2025 Performance Worsening 2nd Quartile 2nd Quartile
Academic Income from Business & Community Interactions Concept 2024/25 Performance Maintaining 1st Quartile No data
Risk Capital (Deals Under £10 million) Convert 2025 Performance Worsening 2nd Quartile No data
BERD Jobs Convert 2024 Performance Maintaining 2nd Quartile 1st Quartile
High Growth Businesses Commercialise 2024 Performance Improving 4th Quartile 3rd Quartile
Later-Stage Equity Commercialise 2025 Performance Improving 2nd Quartile No data
Innovation Active Businesses Adoption 2022-2024 Performance Worsening 4th Quartile 3rd Quartile

Contact

Email: innovation@gov.scot

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