Islands (Scotland) Bill
Formally introduced on 9 June 2017, the Bill is for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for a national islands plan; to impose duties in relation to …
Smart Sustainable Inclusive Blue Growth
4th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference, Glasgow If the potential of the blue economy is to be realised, strategy must be based on local need and local communities must be key …
Small Islands Think Big in Orkney
‘Small Islands are “the agents of change” that can be trusted to make the low carbon revolution happen in Europe’ declared Brendan Devlin, Special Adviser to DG Energy, at our …
Kirkwall, Shapinsay and North Ronaldsay: S.I.F. AGM 2017
S.I.F. AGM to take place alongside ESIN AGM and Conference in Kirkwall this September The Scottish Islands Federation will be hosting the European Small Islands Federation AGM and annual Conference …
EU Cohesion Policy translated into UK policy: more S.I.F. Brexit questions!
Do we have a UK Cohesion Policy equivalent to the EU Cohesion Policy? No we haven’t, says S.I.F. Chair Camille Dressler, and there has been so far no evidence that …
Proposal for an international Small Island terroir brand
Island Specialties® – a transnational and internationally appreciated terroir brand? Danish Island food producer Laurids Sig Christensen thinks that island produce need to be have their own internationally recognised brand:”Island …
Scotland’s Place in Europe, what now?
Ignored and sidelined: Scotland’s position on a differentiated solution “ The things we stand to lose though leaving the EU membership and the Single Market are all things that we …
Cothrom offers Free Training coaching in Uist
How can you best support others? How can you help them achieve lift off? FREE training in coaching led by international coaching practitioner Chris Pienaar April 25th and 26th, 10 …
Launch of the Smart Islands Initiative
Launch of the Smart Islands Initiative at the EU parliament on 28 March 2017 Following on from our work in Project SMILEGOV, the Smart Island Initiative brought together the aspirations …
Smart Island Initiative is live
The Smart Island Initiative is live! The Smart Islands Initiative advocates for a holistic development approach one that “derives from insularity, the condition that forces island authorities to …