Key facts

university to offer a degree in Computer Games Technology was University of Abertay in Dundee

The creative industries represents 5 percent of all registered businesses in Scotland

(Source : Scottish Government)

Scotland hosts big-name events including the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the MOBO Awards

Creative industries employ 60,000 people across more than 8,000 businesses in Scotland

(Source : Scottish Government)

The number of enterprises in the sector has increased 27 percent over the last decade

are employed in Scotland’s screen industries

Scotland attracts £20-25 million of location spend each year from production companies shooting on location

The yearly production spend on the screen industries in Scotland

short films are produced in Scotland each year - Scottish films have been showcased at the Sundance Festival, Berlinale and the Telluride Film Festival

Film tourism accounts for 10 percent of the total value of tourism to the British economy

(Source : Scottish Government)

the turnover from 100 production companies and 300 facilities companies operating in Scotland

(Source : Scottish Government)

Scotland has a critical mass of talented games developers with over 50 companies

Oscar-nominated ‘The Illusionist’ (2010) was largely produced in Scotland by Edinburgh’s Django Films and Dundee’s Digital Ink

developed in Scotland include: 'Crackdown' on Xbox 360, 'Championship Manager 5 Solo' on mobile, 'Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' on Playstation 3, 'Spinword' on Windows Vista and the 'Grand Theft Auto' series

Scotland has a worldwide reputation for creating innovative content for global distribution in film, TV, video games and publishing

One of the world’s most successful games, 'Grand Theft Auto', is produced by Rockstar North in Edinburgh.

Creative industries companies contribute £2.4 billion GVA to the Scottish economy

(Source : Scottish Government)

Creative industry companies in Scotland have a turnover of £5.2 billion

(Source : Scottish Government)

The number of enterprises registered in the sector increased at a faster rate than the average of the Scottish economy over the last decade

Scotland has the highest level of film, TV and animation production in the UK, outside London

The publishing industry in Scotland is worth about £180 million a year

(Source : Scottish Government, 2009)

Edinburgh -‘a city built on books’. Historically a world centre of publishing - the first printing press in the city was set up in 1507 and the Encyclopaedia Britannica was founded and first published there

Computer games and software, architecture, and publishing accounted for over 75 percent of the sector’s total £5.2 billion turnover in 2007

(Source : Scottish Government)

In Tayside the creative industries employs 2,300 staff and has a turnover of over £100 million

Scotland is ranked third in Europe’s top 50 games development locations

Three major television broadcasters are based in Scotland – BBC Scotland, STV and Channel 4

Scotland is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, which connects cities who want to share experiences, ideas and best practices

Edinburgh was awarded the first UNESCO City of Literature status in 2004 - and is home to the world's largest Book Festival

(Source : Edinburgh, city of literature)

Glasgow was awarded UNESCO City Of Music status in 2009 and Time Magazine called Glasgow 'Europe's secret capital of music'

(Source : Glasgow, city of music)