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What TKS can offer your business
Tourism Knowledge Scotland is your way in to a range of research and knowledge available at a local level throughout Scotland. Just review areas of expertise and local points of contact if you require research, consultancy or improved knowledge in key area. See our location map and the listing of Universities for your local point of contact.
Aims
| . | To offer the key entry point for industry to access Scotland's tourism research providers |
| . | To catalyse and facilitate University research expertise around national tourism priorities and create synergy through networking |
| . | To co-ordinate education expertise to assist industry, public sector and government tourism policy, strategy and research |
| . | To provide a co-ordinated approach for access to nationally relevant tourism research and higher education provision in Scotland. |
Scope
of the Network
This initiative represents a co-ordinated approach by all higher education
institutions in Scotland involved in tourism research.
Outputs
The key output of TKS will be knowledge transfer through the co-ordinated
approach of tourism researchers closely engaging with the emergent knowledge
economy.
Tangible examples of how TKS output has assisted tourism in Scotland include:
| . | Knowledge transfer of research output available freely for industry and public sector via www.scotexchange.net |
| . | Quality benchmarking on aspects of the Scottish Tourism product drawing on national and international experience (e.g. urban centres, visitor attractions, rural tourism, transport infrastructure) |
| . | Improving the infrastructure gaps in the IT networks for tourism |
| . | Providing strategic linkage between sport, leisure and recreation, media and tourism for the benefit of Scottish tourism |
Web
TKS Network Site
www.tks.org.uk
Research reference material
www.scotexchange.net