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Karyn Watt Chair International Group Who is on the group? Karyn Watt Alastair Wallace Angela Davey Martin English Sean Smith Les Banks Rufus Logan What are our objectives? International Trade:- Rest of UK and International Identify,


  1. Karyn Watt Chair International Group

  2. Who is on the group? Karyn Watt Alastair Wallace Angela Davey Martin English Sean Smith Les Banks Rufus Logan

  3. What are our objectives? International Trade:- Rest of UK and International Identify, understand and prioritise existing and potential outbound/export and learning opportunities:- • For industry sub-sectors in developing markets • For low carbon built environment materials, products and services with closely aligned performance and accreditation standard for supply chain • Identifying import substitution opportunities aligning the sector to identify opportunities to target growth include the trade and investment agenda Inward investment:- • develop/strengthen strategic engagement with important existing inward investors • Identify and develop a plan to capitalise on market gaps/unmet needs and targeted attraction of new investment Achieve by:- • a targeted development programme • Analyse and share market trends • Greater collaboration • Identifying niche opportunities and markets • Capitalising on existing Scottish networks

  4. Achievements • Draft Memorandum of Understanding being worked up with Construction Industry Council in Hong Kong • Learning journey to China and Hong Kong in November 2013 • Information exchange at International forums at Ecobuild 2013

  5. Future plans • Finalise Hong Kong Memorandum of Understanding • Follow ups on China & Hong Kong learning journey • Nordic learning journey • Japan learning journey • North America learning journey • International Trade/Export Event • Increased presence at Ecobuild • Potential Memorandum of Understanding with Canada and other sectors To get you all involved!

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