Scotland's digital strategy: evidence discussion paper

Summary of important links between digital and economic productivity and inclusion, changing the way we live and work in Scotland.


Footnotes

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17. Scottish Household Survey, 2015.

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20. Digital Economy Business Survey, 2014.

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22. In this context, 'flexible' is defined by any job that is advertised as part-time or, full-time with either remote working opportunities, flexible shift patterns or location flexibility.

23. The Timewise flexible jobs index 2016.

24. Timewise and Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The impact of flexible hiring: How flexible hiring can improve business performance and living standards, 2016.

25. Digital Economy Business Survey, 2014.

26. Ericsson's CEO Hans Vestberg, 2011.

27. PWC, Five key sharing economy sectors could generate £9 billion of UK revenues by 2025, August 2014.

28. Nesta, Making sense of the UK collaborative economy, 2014.

29. European Commission Flash Eurobarometer 438: the use of collaborative platforms, June 2016.

30. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/06/5280

31. https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/employment-practices-in-the-modern-economy

32. European Commission, A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe, 2015.
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36. Czernich, N., Falck, O., Kretschmer, T. & Wosesman, L. (2009), Broadband infrastructure and economic growth (CESifo Working Paper No 2861).

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38. The Economic and Social Impact of Enhanced Digitalisation in Scotland, July 2015.

39. Scottish Household Survey.

40. UKCSE (2014) Sector Insights: Skills and Performance Challenges in the Digital and Creative Sector.

41. Digital Economy Business Survey 2014.

42. Ekosgen Digital Technologies Survey 2016

43. McKinsey (2011) A Rising role for IT: McKinsey Global Survey Results.

44. Technologies Insights Scotland 2012, e-skills UK 2012.

45. Scottish Technology Industry Survey 2015, ScotlandIS 2015

46. Digital Economy Business Survey 2014.

47. Ekosgen Digital Technologies Survey 2016.

48. Edinburgh Napier University (2016) Women in ICT and Digital Technologies (Draft Report).

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53. Scottish Household Survey 2015.

54. Scottish Household Survey 2015.

55. Citizens Advice Scotland, Bridging the Digital Divide: Measuring the progress of digital inclusion amongst Scottish CAB clients.

56. UK Government Digital Inclusion Strategy 2014.

57. Carnegie Uk Trust, Digital participation and social justice in Scotland, 2016.

58. The Economic and Social Impact of Enhanced Digitalisation in Scotland, July 2015.

59. Digital Economy Business Survey 2014.

60. Centre of Economic and Business Research, "The Cloud Dividend".

61. The Economic and Social Impact of Enhanced Digitalisation in Scotland, July 2015.

62. Office for National Statistics, ' IT Investment, ICT Use and UK Firm Productivity' Rafaella Sadun, Shikeb Farooki, Giles Gale, Mark Lever, August 2005.

63. Digital Economy Business Survey 2014.

64. Digital Economy Maturity Index 2014.

65. Digital Economy Business Survey 2014.

66. McKinsey, A rising role for IT: McKinsey Global Survey Result, 2011.

67. DR Campbell Christie CBE, Commission on the future delivery of public services, June 2011.

68. John McClelland, Review of ICT Infrastructure in the Public Sector in Scotland.

69. The impact of ICT in schools - a landscape review, Becta Research 2007.

70. The economic and social impact of enhanced digitalisation in Scotland, July 2015.

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72. Ekosgen Digital Technologies Survey 2016.

73. Small Business Reputation and The Cyber Risk, Cyber Streetwise and KPMG, December 2015.

74. Next Generation Broadband is defined based on networks rather than speed including cable, fibre to the cabinet ( FTTC) and fibre to the premise ( FTTP) networks.

75. Superfast broadband is defined as delivering headline download speeds of greater than 30 Mbit/s.

76. SQA Annual Statistical Reports Higher.

77. As the "new higher" was introduced in 2015, the latest attainment data is not directly comparable.

78. SQA Annual Statistical Reports Advanced Higher.

79. Skills Development Scotland 2016.

80. Ekosgen Digital Technologies Survey 2016.

81. Scotland's Digital Technologies Sector Analysis, Draft Report, Ekosgen, 2016.

82. Ekosgen Scotland's Digital Technologies Sector Analysis, Draft Final Report for Skills Development Scotland 2016.

83. Scottish Funding Council 2016.

84. Digital Economy Business Survey 2014.

85. Basic Digital Skills, UK Report 2015, Ipsos MORI for Go ON UK, in association with Lloyds Banking Group.

86. Digital Economy Maturity Index, 2014.

87. Small Business Survey Scotland 2015.

88. A different questionnaire was used in Scotland compared to the EU so results are not directly comparable. EU data only includes businesses with 10 or more employees, thus the Scottish data sample is weighted to improve comparability between datasets.

89. UK Business Digital Index 2016.

90. In this context we are defining the digital sector by the following Standard Industry Classification (2007) Codes: 26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4, 26.8, 46.5, 58.2, 61, 62, 63 (apart from 63.9) and 95.1.

91. Inter-departmental business register, ONS.

92. Annual Business Survey and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS.

93. Business Register and Employment Survey.

94. Business Register and Employment Survey and Annual Population Survey, ONS.

95. Annual Population Survey.

96. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

97. Covers employees age 18+ on the PAYE system on adult rates and whose pay was not affected by absence. Hourly earnings excludes any overtime payments. The living wage is based on a rate of £8.25 per hour.

98. Exports Statistics 2015.

99. TechNation 2016, Transforming UK industries.

100. Annual Business Survey/ Business Structure Database.

101. Annual Business Survey

102. Annual Population Survey

103. Annual Business Survey/Business Structure Database

104. Tech Nation Survey 2016

105. Scottish Household Survey.

106. Scottish Household Survey 2015.

107. Scotland's Digital Future: Delivery of public services, phase one benefits update.

108. Scotland's Digital Future - Delivery of public services strategy measurements and benefits reports, May 2016.

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