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Young People and the Future of Scotland: young person's guide to the findings

This short report aimed at young people summarises work the Scottish Government did with Demos Helsinki, the Scottish Youth Parliament and the UK Government Office for Science. It presents the ideas of a small group aged 14-19 who participated in a workshop to help shape Scotland’s future.


About this document

This is a summary of findings from work the Scottish Government did with Demos Helsinki, the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and the UK Government Office for Science (GO-Science). This project brought young people aged 14-19 together for a workshop in Edinburgh. They shared ideas to help shape Scotland’s future.

The full report is available here: Young People and the Future of Scotland: A Participatory Horizon Scanning Engagement.

This summary is for people who want a short, easy-to-read overview of the project. It was made by the Scottish Government, with the help of our partners and four Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) who helped with the project.

The views in this summary are those shared by young people who took part in this workshop.

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Email: foresight@gov.scot

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