They also committed to opening an office in Warsaw during the lifetime of the Parliament.https://www.gov.scot/publications/fairer-greener-scotland-programme-government-2021-22/pages/9/
The Scottish Government have set out five main objectives for the network of international offices—
improving Scotland’s international profile
attracting investment to Scotland
helping businesses to trade internationally
promoting and securing Scottish research and innovation capability, partnerships and funding
protecting and enhancing Scotland’s interests in the EU and beyondhttps://www.gov.scot/publications/international-offices-strategic-objectives/
They stated that—
“these strategic objectives form the basis of the network’s business planning processes and their local objectives will be drawn from these themes, which themselves are grounded in Scotland’s International Framework, Economic Strategy and the National Performance Framework, in particular the national outcomes of—
we have a globally competitive entrepreneurial, inclusive and sustainable economy
we are open, connected and make a positive contribution internationally”https://www.gov.scot/publications/international-offices-strategic-objectives/
The Cabinet Secretary told the Committee that international offices—
“attract investment, broaden our horizons, and create domestic opportunities and benefits for people in Scotland, and they do so at a very marginal cost in the context of the Scottish Government’s budget.”https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?