Members

Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has an International Development Policy with a particular commitment to Malawi.

Its international framework aims to:

Enhance Scotland's contribution to the global fight against poverty through activity which is clearly designed to support the achievement of the MDGs and economic growth in developing countries.
Demonstrate Scotland's commitment to play its role in addressing the challenges faced by the developing world, recognising Scotland's identity as a responsible nation.

As part of its International Development Policy, the Scottish Government seeks to encourage greater partnership within the Scottish science base to enable a stronger contribution to development and poverty reduction.

The Scottish Government joined UKCDS in September 2009. The Chief Scientific Advisor to Scotland, Professor Anne Glover, is Chair of the UKCDS Board.

Contact

www.scotland.gov.uk

St. Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

Tel: +44 (0) 8457 741 741

External links

International Development policy
Scotland has a distinctive contribution to make in its work with developing countries.

Scotland's links with Malawi
The Scottish Government has a particular commitment to Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries.

International Comparative Performance of Scotland's Research Base

Published January 2010, this report provides information on the performance of Scotland's research base relative to that of the 26 comparator countries which are responsible for around 95 per cent of the world's top research. It finds Scotlands science and research base ranks among the best in the world. more