The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), founded in 1931, is a non-governmental, membership organisation which aims to strengthen Scotland's economic competitiveness through influencing government and key stakeholders to create sustainable economic prosperity for Scotland. SCDI has circa 1,200 members across Scotland's private, public & social economy sectors, including manufacturing and service sectors, universities and colleges, local government and enterprise networks, trade associations and professional bodies, arts organisations, churches and trade unions. Structure SCDI's lead officers are the President, Chairman and Chief Executive President: Shonaig Macpherson CBE Chairman: Joanna Boag-Thomson Chief Executive: Sara Thiam SCDI is led by the following Committees: SCDI Board – the strategic leadership for the organisation SCDI Policy Committee – the lead body for SCDI policy development SCDI also has four regional committees, and an International Business Committee: Highlands and Islands Committee North East Committee London Committee South of Scotland Committee SCDI policy is directed by its membership of leaders from across civic Scotland. Policy Policy Overview As a policy-focused organisation, SCDI's work revolves around the achievement of its policy objective – sustainable economic prosperity for Scotland. SCDI's primary policy-making body is the Policy Committee which consists of representatives from across the private, public and social economy sectors which make up SCDI's membership. The views of SCDI members are reflected in the development of SCDI's policy positions. Since its policy positions represent the consensus view of SCDI's diverse Scotland-wide membership, SCDI's policy output carries substantial weight. As a result, SCDI is well regarded contributor to political debate in Scotland and beyond. With the publication in December 2015 of SCDI's key policy report From Fragile to Agile: A Blueprint for Growth & Prosperity, SCDI makes policy recommendations on how Scotland can become a high-performance, agile economy. SCDI's policy priorities have focused on six key areas: Economy Energy and Sustainability Connectivity Skills and Productivity Global Ambitions Scotland's Future SCDI produces a wide range of policy papers each year. These include responses to government consultations, detailed analysis of government policies, proactive agenda-setting and thought leadership. Blueprint for Scotland Following extensive membership consultation, SCDI launched its 'Blueprint for Scotland' in June 2010. This document was produced to influence the legislative agenda of the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government in Westminster and to feed into the development of political party manifestos in the run-up to the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election. The Blueprint presented a long-term vision for Scotland's future success