The Golden Thread: Digital Health and Data Leaders Back Games Action Plan

The growing support for the future of Scotland’s games ecosystem has moved beyond the creative industries. In a significant move for the sector, the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) and The Data Lab have formally aligned with the Level Up Scotland Games Action Plan, highlighting its potential to transform the nation’s digital future.

A Cross-Sector Mandate

In an article published this week, the DHI identifies games technology as a ‘Golden Thread’ for Scotland’s digital mental health and therapeutic innovation. The analysis reinforces a core pillar of the five+ year R&D roadmap: that games are no longer just entertainment, but high-performance tools for social, creative and economic impact.

The DHI feature supports the publication of the Games Action Plan, noting that its focus on skills, innovation, and ecosystem support is vital to integrating games technology into healthcare.

The Report States:

For those working at the intersection of games, immersive technology and mental health, this moment matters. The Action Plan’s focus on skills, sustainable growth, responsible innovation and ecosystem support aligns closely with the needs of digital mental health developers, from serious games and therapeutic experiences to tools supporting prevention, engagement and recovery. 

The Triple Helix of Innovation

This endorsement is supported by The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI. Welcoming the publication of the roadmap, Heather Thomson, CEO of The Data Lab, noted:

• The Data Lab welcomes the publication of Level Up Scotland: A National Action Plan for the Scottish Games Sector. Scotland’s games industry is a significant contributor to our economy and shares strong synergies with the data and AI ecosystem, consuming and producing vast amounts of data, developing techniques and talent, with demand for shared skillsets. This evidence-based Action Plan provides a framework to support sustainable economic impact, strengthen talent pipelines and unlock investment. We support the vision and ambition set out for the sector and its potential to drive wider innovation across Scotland’s data-driven and creative economy. –

This Triple Helix of support – Industry, Government-backed Innovation Centres, and Academic R&D – validates the Games Action Plan as the collective vision for a more connected, innovative, and collaborative Scotland.

From Vision to Enactment

The support from DHI and The Data Lab is not a call for more reviews; it is a call for collaboration and delivery. As the DHI article notes, the Action Plan provides the foundational strategy required to bridge the gap between game developers and health practitioners.

“This is exactly why we have spent years building this evidence base, says SGN CEO Brian Baglow. When we sit down with the Minister on 18 March, we aren’t just bringing an industry ask. We are bringing a cross-sectoral consensus supported by the very innovation centres the Scottish Government has built to drive our future.”

The Roadmap to March 18th

The Games Action Plan is the primary vision for the sector’s growth. With the backing of the health and data communities, the case for the Chief Games Officer, dedicated funding, a national focus on games skills and education, and the National Games Innovation Centre (NGIC) becomes ever more compelling.

We look forward to welcoming our colleagues from the DHI, The Data Lab, and the wider ecosystem to the Scottish Parliament’s cross-party group on games, on 18 March to move from strategic vision to national delivery.

If you’ve not yet read the Games Action Plan – or left a comment of support, you can do so here.

Photo by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash

Scotland’s Games Cross-Party Group – Last Meeting Before 2026 Elections

The momentum following the recent Parliamentary debate on Scotland’s games sector is translating into action.

The next meeting of the Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Scotland’s Games Ecosystem will take place on March 18th, from 18:00 – 20:00. Interest from across the industry and academia has already been exceptionally high. With the committee room in the Scottish Parliament restricted to a strict capacity of only 26 people, the available in-person places are expected to be fully allocated.

The Implementation Scrutiny

The primary focus of this session is the promised line-by-line review of the Level Up Scotland Action Plan. During the recent debate at Holyrood, the Minister for Business and Employment, Richard Lochhead MSP, gave a public assurance that he would engage with the plan’s recommendations in detail.

We have formally invited the Minister to join us on 18 March to begin this process. While we are currently finalising the specific diary arrangements with his office, the session is being prepared as the definitive technical review of our implementation roadmap – including the proposed Chief Games Officer role and the Pilot Investment Fund.

Open Agenda

In addition to the Games Action Plan, the CPG can discuss all issues relevant to the games ecosystem in Scotland. If you have a topic you’d like covered, or a question for any of the stakeholders responsible for games in Scotland, please submit it here. The agenda will be published the week before the CPG meets.

A Roadmap Built on Evidence

This session is not a call for further discussion, but a move toward institutional delivery. While other voices have recently suggested a new task-and-finish review of the sector, the Scottish Games Network remains firm: that work has already been completed.

The Action Plan is the result of years of rigorous, audited evidence. It is the direct implementation of the 2022 Scotland’s Games Ecosystem study by the business schools at the University of Glasgow and the University of Stirling, combined with our own 18-month consultation involving 22 technical workshops with over 300 stakeholders.

The review phase is now complete. This was an extensive, expert-led undertaking that engaged hundreds of stakeholders from every corner of the ecosystem to ensure the final blueprint is unassailable. We have the data, we have the community consensus, and we have the roadmap ready for the Minister to examine.

Securing Your Attendance

The in-person capacity for this session is extremely tight. If you are a studio founder, a researcher, or a key stakeholder in Scotland’s games economy who wishes to be present for this review, we encourage you to register immediately.

The “secret weapon” is out of the shadows. On 18 March, we show the Government that the industry is ready to transition from strategic vision to national delivery.

Register to attend Scotland’s Games Cross-Party Group here (in-person and online tickets available).

If you’ve not yet read Level Up: Scotland’s Games Action Plan, or left a comment supporting it, you can do so here.

Image courtesy of: Cassandra Harrison Art.

Political Consensus: Scottish Liberal Democrats Adopt Games Action Plan Pillars

The political momentum behind the future of the Scottish games ecosystem has reached an all-time high.

Following the publication of the Games Action Plan, the subsequent debate in the Scottish Parliament and the launch of the IES manifesto, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have now formally adopted Level Up: Scotland’s Games Action Plan into their official party policy. At their spring conference, the party passed a motion calling for a major boost to the sector, but the significance of this motion goes far beyond general support.

In a move that clarifies the strategic future of the industry, the motion explicitly calls on the Scottish Government to:

Work with the Scottish Games Network in enacting the Scottish Games Action Plan, which has been co-created with all key stakeholders within the industry.

Addressing the Strategic Vacuum

The Liberal Democrat motion is grounded in the extensive diagnostic data provided by the 2022 Scotland’s Games Ecosystem paper from the business schools at the University of Glasgow and the University of Stirling. It notes that the games sector has suffered from a fundamental misalignment with existing tech, screen, and creative industry structures.

This misalignment has left games absent from national economic, digital, skills, and cultural strategies – a gap that the motion identifies as a primary limiter of collaboration, scalability, and long-term resilience for Scottish studios.

The Professional Mandate

The motion was proposed by Neil Alexander, a game designer with over eight years of experience in the industry. His involvement highlights a critical shift in Scottish politics: the people who actually build our games are now taking seats at the policy table to demand the strategic coherence the sector has lacked.

Mr Alexander told the Scottish Games Network:

Despite making a massive contribution to Scotland’s economy and culture, the video games sector here is much more fragile and less coordinated compared to other European nations.  

It’s deeply frustrating that the government have failed to crack down on well-documented exploitative practices, particularly the “crunch culture” that exists within the industry.

To reach its full potential in Scotland, the gaming sector needs to be supported to grow nationwide, creating opportunities for new start-ups and long-term economic development.

This motion represents an important first step in addressing current challenges. Scotland cannot be complacent and rely on past successes; we’ve got to keep putting in the work to ensure this industry thrives for years to come.

From setting up low-cost office spaces to implementing fairer working conditions and cultivating the right skills in every corner of the country, I want to see the gaming industry finally getting the major boost it needs to turbocharge Scotland’s economy.

We agree – and with this endorsement, we have the unified mandate to fix it.

No More Room for Delay

What is most significant about this endorsement is that it reinforces the support across the country. Whether it is the Liberal Democrats, the CPG co-chairs from the SNP and Scottish Labour, or the cross-party MSPs who spoke so passionately and supported our motion last month, every corner of Holyrood is now aligned on the same five recommendations.

By explicitly naming the Scottish Games Network as the partner for enactment, the Liberal Democrats have validated not only the 2022 Games Ecosystem Paper from Glasgow and Stirling Universities, but the two years of expert-led consultation and the 22 technical workshops that forged this blueprint, with input from over 300 organisations and individuals across the whole of the UK.

It renders the idea of yet more ‘task-and-finish’ reviews redundant.

The task is finished. The delivery partner has been named. The policy is now a matter of cross-party consensus.

The Delivery Window

While the Liberal Democrats are setting out their vision for the next parliament, the Scottish Games Network remains focused on the here and now. We are currently finalising a date for the final meeting of the games cross-party group before the Scottish Elections. We have already invited Richard Lochhead MSP, the Minister for Business & Employment for the line-by-line review of our implementation roadmap, agreed at the recent debate.

With the industry, the academic community, and now multiple political parties all calling for the same strategic leadership and investment, the time for hesitation is over.

Scotland is ready for a Games Supercluster. The blueprints are on the table. It is time to hit start.

You can read the whole motion on the Scottish Liberal Democrats website.

If you’ve not yet read Level Up: Scotland’s Games Action Plan – or left a comment of support, you can find it here.

Photographs © Liberal Democrats

Industry Alignment: IES’s First Scottish Manifesto Validates Action Plan Priorities

IES Manifesto Launch: The conversation around the future of the Scottish games sector has reached a new level of agreement and consensus.

Following the historic debate in the Scottish Parliament and the Business & Employment Minister’s commitment to a “line-by-line” review of our Level Up: Scotland’s Games Action Plan, we are pleased to see Interactive Entertainment Scotland (IES) Ukie’s Scotland organisation publish their manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

Strategic Alignment

It is encouraging to see that the core pillars of our community-led Games Action Plan – which was forged through 18 months of intensive consultation – are now being echoed by the UK’s games trade body. The IES Manifesto’s focus on targeted pilot funding, strengthening institutional knowledge within government, and a national data strategy directly aligns with the Games Action Plan and provides a unified mandate for Scotland’s future.

From Campaigning to Delivery

While the IES Manifesto looks toward the next Scottish Government in 2026, Level Up: Scotland’s Games Action Plan is designed for the here and now.

“We welcome this validation from our colleagues at Ukie,” says Brian Baglow, Director of the Scottish Games Network. “It proves that our community-driven approach has correctly identified the pressure points in our ecosystem. While IES is rightly setting out the long-term vision for the next parliament, we are currently working with the current Parliament to deliver the Chief Games Officer and the Pilot Fund today. As well as education stakeholders to build a national games skills forum.”

The “Golden Thread” Advantage

One area where Scotland continues to lead is in our “More Than Games” vision. While the national manifesto focuses on the games industry in isolation, the Games Action Plan – backed by endorsements from Scotland’s existing innovation centres, including The Data Lab and the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre – treats games technology as the “Golden Thread” running through the entire digital economy.

Cross-Party Group & Ministerial Review

We’re now working with CPG co-chairs, Clare Adamson MSP and Michael Marra MSP, to identify and confirm a date for a meeting of the games CPG. Once confirmed, we will, of course, be inviting Richard Lochhead MSP for the promised Ministerial review. At the meeting, we will be presenting a plan that is not just supported by the Scottish games community, ecosystem, and the media, but also underpins the manifesto of the UK’s games industry trade body.

The call to action is clear. The games ecosystem is speaking with one voice. It is time to deliver the UK’s first Games Supercluster.

You can download and read the IES Games Manifesto here.

If you’ve not yet read, or left a message of support or endorsement for Scotland’s Games Action Plan, you can find both documents and leave a comment here.

WATCH: Momentum Builds at Holyrood for Scotland’s Games Future

Level Up: If you missed the live stream of the Scottish Parliament yesterday, you missed a significant turning point in the ongoing evolution of our industry – with a ministerial commitment to review the action plan “line-by-line” at a future meeting of the cross-party group for Scotland’s games ecosystem.

Building on the foundations laid by Clare Adamson’s 2023 motion, last night’s debate represented a massive step forward in strategic coherence. We saw MSPs from across the chamber champion the Level Up Scotland Action Plan, citing our £151,382 GVA per head and calling for a dedicated Games Supercluster.

A Chamber in Consensus

The debate was led by a powerful opening from Michael Marra MSP, who laid out the undeniable economic and cultural case for the plan. We also heard vital contributions from Clare Adamson MSP, Daniel Johnston MSP, Liam Kerr MSP, Foysol Choudhury MSP and a response from Business Minister Richard Lochhead MSP.

From the “Golden Thread” of games technology to the need for a Chief Games Officer, the Parliament spoke with a level of detail and passion that proves the games sector is now a national priority.

Watch the Highlights

The full video of the debate is now available. We encourage everyone – from studio founders to students – to watch. Hear the consensus for yourself:

WATCH: Members’ Business Debate on the Scottish Games Action Plan

Your Voice is Needed.

While the Parliament has spoken with a unified voice, and the mainstream press has put us on the front pages, we need to continue showing the sector is united behind this plan.

We cannot allow this momentum to be met with silence.

The Minister, Richard Lochhead, has committed to a “line-by-line” review of the Action Plan at the next Cross-Party Group meeting. This is our window of opportunity. We need to show the Scottish Government that it isn’t just a few of us asking for change – it is the entire community.

Level Up: Join the Wall of Support

If you believe in the vision of a £1 Billion games ecosystem, we need you to go on the record today. It takes 30 seconds, but its impact in the halls of power is massive.

Visit the Scottish Games Network website and deave a comment underneath the Games Action Plan documents here.

• Studio Heads: Tell the government why you need better scale-up support.
• Developers: Tell them why you want to build your career in a Scottish Supercluster.
• Students: Tell them why you need a support to help you develop and publish new IP.
• Everyone else: Help the government understand games are far more than the huge consumer market. Games can and will impact your sector, from education to healthcare, from film to fintech.

The Scottish Parliament has opened the door. Now, we as a community must ensure the Government walks through it.

Let’s make our presence undeniable. Let’s make our sector famous.

~Brian

From Paper to Parliament: National Games Debate Confirmed for Tuesday, Feb 3rd

I am incredibly proud to announce that following our launch events in Edinburgh and Dundee – and a week of unprecedented national media coverage – the Scottish Parliament has officially scheduled a debate on the Level Up: Scotland’s Games Action Plan.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 3rd, MSPs from across the political spectrum will take to the floor of the Holyrood chamber to discuss the future of the Scottish games ecosystem (exact time TBC).

The Result of a Unified Voice

Last week, over 80 of you joined us at CodeBase Edinburgh and the Abertay CyberQuarter. You showed the politicians and the press that this isn’t just a document – it’s a movement. That energy translated directly into parliamentary action. Michael Marra MSP’s motion (S6M-20521) secured the necessary cross-party support in under a week, and now we have our moment.

The world is watching how Scotland responds to its “secret weapon.” Over the last few days, we’ve seen the Action Plan featured on the front page of the Sunday Herald, on STV News, and in deep-dives by GamesIndustry.biz, The Courier, Scotland on Sunday, The National, and Holyrood Magazine. The games, tech and business sectors also picked it up, with news stories running across DIGIT, FutureScot, PocketGamer.biz and the Videogames Industry Memo.

(Oh and as of writing, this Sunday morning I’ll be on BBC1 Scotland’s The Sunday Show…)

Why Tuesday Matters

This national games debate is the moment where the “Golden Thread” of games technology – from AI and real-time 3D togames engines, simulation and sandboxing – is formally recognised as a national economic priority. This is not just a debate about videogames – we are debating how to build the UK’s first Games Supercluster and how to scale our sector to £1 Billion GVA by 2030.

I will be present in the public gallery of the chamber to represent the Scottish Games Network and the hundreds of you who contributed to this blueprint. It will be a moment of reflection on the two years of work that got us here, but more importantly, it is the start of what I hope will be the implementation phase.

How to Watch and Support

We need the Wall of Support to be visible during this debate. Even if you can’t be in Edinburgh in person, you can join us online.

This plan was forged by you – the games community. On Tuesday, we see it reach the highest level of government.

Let’s make it count.

Scotland’s Games Action Plan Heads to Holyrood: Michael Marra MSP Lodges Motion for Parliamentary Debate

The momentum behind Level Up Scotland has reached the floor of the Scottish Parliament.

Following our dual-city launch earlier this week, Michael Marra MSP has officially lodged a motion (S6M-20521) calling for a dedicated Members’ Business debate on the National Action Plan for Scotland’s Games Sector.

The motion recognises the sector’s “growing importance to Scotland’s economy” and specifically highlights our goal of scaling the industry to £1 Billion GVA by 2030. It also puts our “secret weapon” metric—the £151,382 GVA per head—into the formal parliamentary record.

The Next Step: Securing the Debate

Lodging a motion is the first step. To ensure this debate actually happens in the chamber, we need MSPs from across the political spectrum to support it.

This is where the community comes in.

We need to show the Parliament that there is widespread, cross-party interest in the future of the games supercluster. Whether your local MSP is SNP, Labour, Conservative, Green, or Lib Dem, they need to hear from you.

How You Can Help Today

Why This Debate Matters

A Members’ Business debate forces a formal response from the Scottish Government. It provides a platform for MSPs to champion the studios in their constituencies and ensures the five core recommendations of the Action Plan remain at the top of the government’s priority list.

On Wednesday we launched the vision. Today, we start the democratic process of making it a reality.

Photo by Maja R. on Unsplash

Two Years, Two Cities, One Goal: Why Today Changes Everything for Games in Scotland

Level Up: Scotland’s Games Action Plan: Today, at 09:30 in a room at CodeBase Edinburgh filled with MSPs, and again at 13:00 in the Abertay CyberQuarter in Dundee, we are doing something that has never been done before in the history of our sector.

We are handing over a unified vision for the future of games in Scotland.

When I started this journey in November 2023, I knew the Scottish games ecosystem was the country’s secret weapon – high-performing, globally respected, and incredibly productive. What I didn’t realise was just how much ‘cat-herding,’ ‘sweating the details,’ and ‘unnecessary drama’ it would take to filter over one thousand disparate data points and 58 initial recommendations into a single vision.

Today, Level Up Scotland: A National Action Plan for the Scottish Games Sector is live. You’ll find it in the menu above.

Building An Open & Inclusive Action Plan

I’ll be honest: there were points over the last two years where the sheer fragmentation of our sector felt insurmountable. We’ve always been brilliant at making games, but we haven’t always been brilliant at articulating our value – or speaking as one.

This Action Plan is our attempt to fix that. It is the result of hundreds of conversations with you, the entire ecosystem – the developers, the educators, the founders, the students, and the public sector. If this plan carries weight today in the halls of Holyrood, it isn’t because of the design or the data; it’s because it carries the weight of your collective ambition.

From the initial data points gathered at 22+ workshops held across Scotland and online, to the initial draft, I have sought and shared your input, insight, and feedback. From an initial set of 58 recommendations, we’ve narrowed it down to only five, covering the key high level issues we all know exist: Recognition and understanding in government, funding for new IP (and co-development), a framework for education and skills, expert business support to grow and scale, with the long-term goal of establishing our own national games innovation centre. All of which is designed to take us from where we are at the start of 2026, into the UK’s first games ‘supercluster’ (bringing together industry, academia, ecosystem, and government), contributing £1 billion to the economy by 2030.

I know it’s ambitious, but I also believe it’s entirely achievable. Read it, I think you will too.

Beyond the High Score

We’ve launched this in two cities today for a reason. Edinburgh represents the political will we need to institutionalise this sector – to move it from a ‘creative hobby’ in the eyes of some, to the high-yield technological and creative powerhouse we know it to be. Dundee represents our heart – the place where the pioneer spirit of this industry was born and continues to thrive.

If we want Scotland to become the UK leader and a supercluster, we need to stop seeing our cities as rivals or opponents. We need the whole of Scotland to be a place where games technology isn’t just a sub-sector, but the “Golden Thread” woven through the heart of the entire country’s creative and digital economies.

The Time for Talking is NOT Over

The documents are now live on this site. There are two of them: the Action Plan (the vision) and the Implementation Annexe (the technical blueprint). I encourage you to download them, read them, and – most importantly – discuss them, share them, and support them.

But more than that, I need you to Sign the Plan.

We have the attention of the Ministers. We have the mainstream press talking about our existing £151,000 GVA per head. Now, we need a Wall of Support to show that the community is ready to build this.

Underneath the Scottish Games Action Plan and the Implementation Annexe Document, there’s a comment form to let you leave messages and feedback. These will be collected and used across the SGN and socials to demonstrate support for the Action Plan and keep the recommendations in front of Ministers and MSPs on ann ongoing basis.

Please consider leaving a message of support and help to demonstrate to Government that there is a large, engaged community all pushing for this plan to be accepted in full.

To everyone who helped me herd the cats, check the data, and keep the faith over the last two years: thank you.

The moment for action is now. Let’s Level Up.

~Brian

LEVEL UP SCOTLAND: The National Games Action Plan is Ready. Join Me for the Launch.

For the last two years, we’ve been talking. We’ve had town halls, one-on-ones, surveys, feedback, and deep-dive sessions. I’ve gathered over a thousand data points and had huge amounts of feedback from hundreds of you – developers, educators, and entrepreneurs – about what the Scottish games ecosystem needs to grow and thrive.

Finally, the talking is finished. The work is done.

Today, I am happy (and relieved) to announce the launch of Level Up Scotland: A National Action Plan for the Scottish Games Sector. This isn’t just a report; it’s a community-forged blueprint to transform Scotland into the UK’s first £1 Billion Games Supercluster – and it is ready to be delivered to the heart of the Scottish Government.

The Launch: Two Cities, One Day

On Wednesday, January 21st, we are taking Scotland’s Games Action Plan to the country with two major launch events. We need the community there to show the government, the media, and the world that this is a unified vision for our future.

1. The Political Strike: Edinburgh

• Where: CodeBase Edinburgh (37a Castle Terrace)
• When: 09:30 AM – 10:30 AM
• The Goal: Bringing the plan to politicians, press, and parliament.
• RSVP: Please email me directly to confirm your attendance.

2. The Industry Strike: Dundee

• Where: Abertay CyberQuarter (Bell St, Dundee)
• When: 13:00 PM – 14:00 PM
• The Goal: The homecoming. Celebrating the plan in the heart of the industry with the pioneers who helped shape it.
• RSVP: Space is limited! [Register via CitizenTicket Here]

Why We Need You There

Having you in the room matters. When Ministers see a room full of the talent that delivers £151,382 GVA per head, they see an industry that is too productive to ignore. When the media realise that the games sector is far more than the hits of the past, they’ll see a sector too large and too important to ignore.

This Action Plan belongs to you. It contains the five core recommendations that will scale our sector to £1 Billion GVA by 2030, from the appointment of a Chief Games Officer to the creation of a dedicated investment fund (with help in there for co-dev studios).

Can’t make it? You can still help Scotland’s Games Action Plan.

Starting today, we are launching the “Sign the Plan” initiative on the SGN website. We want to show the government a wall of support from every corner of the ecosystem.

If you want a preview of the final version (or a brief summary) – under embargo until Wednesday 21st – get in touch.

Let’s make January 21st the day the Scottish games sector moves from the country’s “secret weapon” to a national priority.

See you there.

B

The £1 Billion Blueprint: Scotland’s Games Action Is Ready – We Need You To Help Launch It.

Dear friends, colleagues (and the entire Scottish games community) I need to talk to you honestly about where we are – and ask for your help.

We are at the final milestone. After two years of intensive consultation, data-gathering, extensive feedback and planning, Scotland’s Games Action Plan is finished and ready for launch.

I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Business Minister Richard Lochhead and his team. I ran them through the high-level strategy, the compelling ROI, and the timeline for delivery. The meeting was a success. We are aligned on the need to move from fragmentation to a unified, £1 billion goal for Scotland’s games ecosystem by 2030.

Launching Scotland’s Games Action Plan

As many of you know, the planned launch at the Games Cross-Party Groups in September – and then November – did not take place due to conflicting parliamentary business. I’m working with the co-chairs to set new dates for the CPG in 2026, but that leaves the Games Action Plan in limbo.

I’ll be entirely honest: The Games Action Plan is too important and too urgent to wait for dates later next year. We cannot risk losing momentum or allowing this definitive community vision to be sidelined. This is not a piece of paper – it represents a vision for our future – and the enormous potential of Scotland’s whole games sector.

The Games Action Plan was built by the community – now I need to ask the community to help launch it.

A Personal Invitation: Join Us to Launch the Games Action Plan

Following the principles of the ‘Honest Architect’, I am reaching out directly to all of you – the developers, the educators, the artists, and the business leaders who believe in this vision. We are turning this hurdle into a powerful, public declaration and launch of our hard work.

We are inviting partners to co-launch the Games Action Plan in January 2026

To make this the high-impact launch this transformative strategy deserves, we are looking for partners to provide:

• A High-Profile Venue: A prestigious or highly accessible venue (e.g., a university, a tech hub, or an event space) in Dundee, Glasgow or Edinburgh that can host a professional, media and industry-focused launch event in early 2026.
• Logistical Partnership: Assistance with the small financial and logistical elements needed to make this launch professional and visible.
• Visibility & Voice: Organisations willing to stand on the stage alongside us to publicly endorse the plan and demonstrate unified support for its immediate implementation.

I am happy to offer launch partners the opportunity to have their logo in the final version of the Action Plan and a chance to actively and publicly support a project which aims to radically change the way games are understood and supported in Scotland, enable the creation of the UK’s first games ‘supercluster’ and create a billion-dollar industry within the next five years.

This Action Plan is a fully integrated system: it creates the role of a ‘Chief Games Officer‘ who will work with Scotland’s Chief Entrepreneur to guarantee high-yield funding (based on proven existing ROI models), and brings cross-sectoral innovation to the heart of the national agenda.

This is the blueprint. We have worked together (250+ companies, organisations and individuals from across Scotland, the UK and worldwide) to create the mandate. We need your help to give this transformative strategy the launch it deserves, ensuring the whole country knows the future of Scottish games is ready to begin now.

We need to act now. If your organisation wants to stand with the community and co-launch this transformative strategy in January 2026, please email me directly to discuss a partnership. The future of Scottish games starts with us.

~Brian

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