Szkocja

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland

Trochę danych o ekonomii Szkocji: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Scotland is just over £74 billion ($130 billion) (2002) [1], giving a per capita GDP of £14,651 ($25,546) (2002). [Trzeba pamiętać, że to cała Szkocja, z dziurami jak Hebrydy, gdzie nawet bociany nie dolatują). Znalazłem Szkocja jest trzeba w UK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_Kingdom.

• Edinburgh is the financial services centre of Scotland and the sixth largest financial centre in Europe.

• Glasgow is also one of Europe's top 20 financial centres and is home to many of the UK's leading companies.

• Aberdeen, sometimes referred to as the Oil Capital of Europe, is the centre of the North Sea oil industry.

Coś dla nas: Silicon Glen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Glen

Silicon Glen is a nickname for the high tech sector of Scotland. The name is applied to the Central Belt triangle between Dundee, Inverclyde, and Edinburgh, and includes Fife, Glasgow and Stirling; although electronics facilities outwith this central area may also be included in the term.

There is also a dynamic and fast growing electronics design and development industry, based around links between the universities[...] However, the software sector has also notably attracted Amazon.com to set up a software development centre in Edinburgh, the first such centre outside the US.[...] Today Silicon Glen based companies directly employ over 41,000 people in the sector.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Scotland Lista uniwersytetów w Szkocji.

http://www.scotlandistheplace.com/ Strona zachęcająca by przenieść się do Szkocji, opisuje różne aspekty życia. Nas najbardziej interesuje to: http://www.scotlandistheplace.com/stitp/sitp_displaySubSectionHome.jsp?pElementID=412&pContentID=89&p_applic=CCC&pMenuID=3&p_service=Content.show& czyli dział business. Kolejny ciekawy link to: http://www.bgateway.com/bg-home.htm czyli strona organizjacji, która ma pomagać businessmenom.

Poza tym krótkie chodzenie po linka dało mi to: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/sig.htm?siblingtoggle=1

i może mniej ciekawe dla nas: http://www.scottishdevelopmentinternational.com/pages/index.asp.

Dalej trafiłem na coś takiego: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/sig/ebusiness-suppliers/software_publications_research/sebs2005.htm Przemielona papka, ale jakieś dane o potencale rynku IT są.

Poza tym w Szkocji to cenią Polaków (ciekawe ile w tym zasługi polskich piłkarzy :).

A i w Edynburgu spada tyle deszczu co w Poznaniu.