Agency overview | |
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Formed | 2001 |
Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Parent department | |
Website | https://www.sdi.co.uk/ |
Scottish Development International (SDI) is the international arm of the Scottish Government and Scotland's enterprise agencies, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise. [1] [2] The agency supports international investors in Scotland to help set up and grow in Scotland as a gateway to wider European and global markets.
Scottish Development International was established in 2001 by merging the export promotion agency, Scottish Trade International (STI; 1991–2001) and the foreign direct investment and inward investment agency, Locate in Scotland (LiS; 1981–2001).
The agency currently has over 40 offices in around 20 countries across the globe.
The agency claimed its actions led to the creation of 7,839 jobs in Scotland in 2016/17. [1]
SDI's North American offices in the United States are in San Jose (California), Chicago (Illiois), Cambridge (Massachusetts), and Houston (Texas). Canadian offices are in Toronto (Ontario) and Calgary (Alberta). [3] In the US, SDI promotes Scottish businesses and products at Tartan Day/Week events, and at American trade events such as the golf-oriented PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, and the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. [3] According to SDI, the US is Scotland's top destination for exports, which as of 2019 [update] amounted to £6 billion, 17% of Scotland's total international trade. [3]
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 2001 |
Preceding agencies |
|
Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Parent department | |
Website | https://www.sdi.co.uk/ |
Scottish Development International (SDI) is the international arm of the Scottish Government and Scotland's enterprise agencies, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise. [1] [2] The agency supports international investors in Scotland to help set up and grow in Scotland as a gateway to wider European and global markets.
Scottish Development International was established in 2001 by merging the export promotion agency, Scottish Trade International (STI; 1991–2001) and the foreign direct investment and inward investment agency, Locate in Scotland (LiS; 1981–2001).
The agency currently has over 40 offices in around 20 countries across the globe.
The agency claimed its actions led to the creation of 7,839 jobs in Scotland in 2016/17. [1]
SDI's North American offices in the United States are in San Jose (California), Chicago (Illiois), Cambridge (Massachusetts), and Houston (Texas). Canadian offices are in Toronto (Ontario) and Calgary (Alberta). [3] In the US, SDI promotes Scottish businesses and products at Tartan Day/Week events, and at American trade events such as the golf-oriented PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, and the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. [3] According to SDI, the US is Scotland's top destination for exports, which as of 2019 [update] amounted to £6 billion, 17% of Scotland's total international trade. [3]