"We filled the vacancy the next day"
Labour promises 'at least' 100,000 high-tech economy jobs in Scotland
Labour has vowed to create a minimum of 100,000 jobs in the Scottish high-tech economy over the next five years, the BBC reports.
Scottish Labour politician Iain Gray's announcement came on the first full day of the 2010 election campaign and continues the theme of a political focus on IT.
"Labour will bring at least 100,000 skilled jobs to Scotland by building a high-tech economy," Mr Gray told the BBC. "We also have world-leading potential in green jobs, computer games, biotechnology and a host of other industries," he added.
Conservative MP Grant Shapps claimed in a blog on The Register that his party would form the most tech-savvy government in UK history if they were elected.
The UK as a whole has moved up the ICT rankings according to the World Economic Forum's latest table which ranks nations on their ICT readiness, and Lord Mandelson has previously stated the government's support for the industry by giving his backing to a network of technology and ICT centres.
By David Carver
Scottish Labour politician Iain Gray's announcement came on the first full day of the 2010 election campaign and continues the theme of a political focus on IT.
"Labour will bring at least 100,000 skilled jobs to Scotland by building a high-tech economy," Mr Gray told the BBC. "We also have world-leading potential in green jobs, computer games, biotechnology and a host of other industries," he added.
Conservative MP Grant Shapps claimed in a blog on The Register that his party would form the most tech-savvy government in UK history if they were elected.
The UK as a whole has moved up the ICT rankings according to the World Economic Forum's latest table which ranks nations on their ICT readiness, and Lord Mandelson has previously stated the government's support for the industry by giving his backing to a network of technology and ICT centres.
By David Carver