Industry Collaboration

Tourism

• The GECI organised the highly successful Innovation EG project which saw around 45 aspiring youngsters take part in projects aimed at encouraging leadership and innovatin in the tourism industry. These "rising stars" were supported and mentored by 22 experienced tourism mentors who helped develop a range of projects seeking to attract new visitors to both cities. The success of the project has provided a conceptual model of bringing together industry's rising stars and mentors and can be applied to other key sectors

• The Collaboration Initiative organised an exchange programme for front line tourism staff from each city so that each could learn about the respective products on offer
• The Initiative helped support both cities at Scotland Week in New York in 2007, helping display their respective assets in a joint Festivals Zone at the Scottish Village at Grand Central Station. In 2008 helping to promote Glasgow and Edinburgh as a tourist destination through promotion of Homecoming Scotland
• GECI organised a joint Tourism workshop for colleagues of the two Councils, Scottish Enterprise, DEMA, GCMB and VisitScotland to share curent and future tourism priorities and explore collaboration opportunities

Financial Services

• Reflecting the strength of its combined case, the Initiative was asked to pursue the connectivity agenda of the Scottish Financial Services Strategy
• GECI organised a joint Financial Services workshop for colleagues of the two Councils, Scottish Enterprise and SDI to identify partner focus, share best practice and consider potential areas for collaboration between the two cities  

Life Sciences

• GECI supported the life sciences network Nexxus in extending its promotional activities and it's operations to cover the East of Scotland and create a Glasgow - Edinburgh bio-science corridor - a centre of excellence for life sciences

Creative Industries

• GECI commissioned a study into the economic contribution of the Glasgow music sector, which formed part of a successful bid, winning Glasgow UNESCO City of Music status 

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