Innovation must remain “Scotland’s greatest export”, business secretary Richard Lochhead has said as the first National Innovation Week begins.

More than 80 events are set to take place across the country over the next five days, with more than 200 delegates expected to attend an Innovation Summit in Edinburgh on Thursday.

Lochhead urged businesses and organisations to use the week-long event as a platform to continue the legacy of Scottish innovators and inventors, who he said have been “at the forefront of technological change throughout history”.

Activity across the week will focus on four “areas of strength” identified in Scotland’s National Innovation Strategy.

These are advanced manufacturing, energy transition, health and life sciences, and data and digital technologies.

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