Harnessing Data for a More Productive Scotland

How can businesses use data to inform decision making, support innovation, and improve business performance?

As part of National Productivity Week 2026, the Scotland Forum of The Productivity Institute invites businesses, to an interactive workshop exploring how data can be used to support productivity growth.

Hosted by Smart Data Foundry, this two-hour workshop focuses on the practical use of secure, trusted data to generate meaningful insights into economic performance, firm behaviour, and productivity outcomes.

Attendees will learn how high-quality data can:

• Inform business strategy

• Support innovation

• Assist decision making

• Strengthen productivity analysis

The workshop is designed to provide grounded, practical insights - rather than technical or specialist data methods.

Who Should Attend

• Business leaders and managers interested in data-driven decision making 
• Policymakers and economic development professionals 
• Researchers and analysts working on productivity and innovation

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Host or Publisher The Productivity Institute - Scotland Forum