In Scotland, tech firms fear independence vote

  • 17 September 2014
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By Patrick Thibodeau  Posted on 9/17/2014
 
The one sure thing a "yes" vote Thursday for Scottish independence will bring to its high-tech sector is a long period of uncertainty.
Scotland is not a major high-tech employment center, but it has good universities and entrepreneurial energy. About 70,000 people work in IT out of a total workforce of about 2.5 million, or about 3%. By contrast, financial services accounts for about 15% of employment in Scotland.


 
 
ComputerWorld/ full article here/ http://www.computerworld.com/article/2684613/in-scotland-tech-firms-fear-independence-vote.html

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