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Karyn Watt Chair International Group

Who is on the group?

Karyn Watt Angela Davey Alastair Wallace Sean Smith Les Banks Rufus Logan Martin English

What are our objectives?

International Trade:-

Rest of UK and International Identify, understand and prioritise existing and potential outbound/export and learning

• pportunities:-
• 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
• f 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

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

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!