Missions and exhibitions
Last updated | 15/04/2008
There are thousands of missions and exhibitions every year on which Scottish companies attend, organised by the following main agencies:
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise is the government agency responsible for economic development in Scotland. It is headquartered in Glasgow but has offices throughout Scotland and the world.
Scottish Council for Development and Industry
The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) is an independent membership network which strengthens Scotland's competitiveness by influencing Government policies to encourage sustainable economic prosperity. Today it is supported by around 1200 members across Scotland's manufacturing and service sectors, universities and colleges, local government and enterprise networks, trade associations and professional bodies, arts organisations, churches and trade unions. As an entirely independent organisation, SCDI's membership network seeks to strengthen Scotland's economic competitiveness and sustainable prosperity by influencing Government policy at all levels - whether in Scotland or the UK, the European Union or globally.
SCDI has also been a pioneer in the development of Scotland's international business links, organising a programme of trade missions which stretches back as far as 1960. Almost 320 trade missions have been organised since then, to more than 50 markets worldwide and involving over 5,000 participants.
