Connectivity

Physical Connectivity 

• To date, the GECI has made valued contributions to various consultations on transport including; the National Transport Strategy; Network Rail's Route Utilisation Strategy and; the Scottish Parliamentary Enquiry into High Speed Links 
• As a representative on Transport Scotland Stakeholder Group, GECI has facilitated a HSR workshop to inform a joint Glasgow/Edinburgh/Scottish Enterprise position on HSR
• The Initiative commissioned the HSR Wider Economic Benefits Report for inclusion in Transport Scotland's submission to High Speed Two Ltd (HS2), the Government Company which has been set up  to consider the case for new high speed services throughout the UK
• The HSR\\UK Cities Campaign was launched in September 2009 which is a group of 11 major UK cities including Glasgow and Edinburgh, that have joined together to call for the development of a high-spped rail network.
• GECI Connectivity objectives have been reflected in the Edinburgh-Glasgow improvements Programme (EGIP). This is a £1bn programme of investment into transport in the Glasgow-Edinburgh area which will mean more/faster trains connecting the two cities, as well as an upgrade to the M8 to full motorway status
• Since July 2008, the Collaboration Initiative has hosted and facilitated meetings on high speed rail for a new campaign group, HS2Scotland, including Scottish Chambers of Commerce, CBI Scotland, IoD, SCDI, SFE and FSB. GECI took the lead in drafting a paper, which led to Transport Scotland's commitment to produce a Business Case for HSR
• The collaboration commissioned research to establish and quantify any economic benefits which could be realised by improving late night/early morning connectivity between Edinburgh and Glasgow

Virtual Connectivity

• The Collaboration has commissioned research into the economic case for wireless connectivity on Glasgow-Edinburgh trains, which has been used to inform and influence public policy
• GECI organised a roundtable discussion on ICT utilisation which identified opportunities for enhancing the commpetitiveness of the two cities through ICT-related productivity improvements

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