| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AR | Augmented reality |
| ASIC | Australia Securities and Investments Commission |
| AUB | Employers’ Reimbursement Fund, Denmark |
| BSD | Business Structure Database |
| BSP | Business Support Partnership |
| CARES | Community and Renewable Energy Scheme |
| CED-Q | Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions |
| CEIS | Community Enterprise in Scotland |
| CERUSI | Central European Rural Social Innovation |
| CIC | Community interest company |
| CIS | Eurostat Community Innovation Survey |
| CLLD | Community-led local development |
| CNC | Computer numerical control |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CPP | Community Planning Partnership |
| DEGURBA | Degree of Urbanisation |
| DSSB | Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband |
| DTAS | Development Trusts Association Scotland |
| EAG | Economy Action Group |
| EBR | Emergency Budget Review |
| EC | European Commission |
| EMEC | European Marine Energy Centre |
| EnoLL | European Network of Living Lab |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESIF | European Structural and Investment Funds |
| ESSB | Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board |
| EU | European Union |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FTE | Full-time equivalent |
| FUA | Functional urban area |
| GCRF | Global Challenges Research Fund |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GEM | Global Entrepreneurship Monitor |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GHSL | Global Human Settlement Layer |
| GLCAP | Great Lakes Community Action Partnership |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GTO | Group training organisation |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| HIE | Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
| ICIA | Island Communities Impact Assessment |
| IDBR | Inter-Departmental Business Register |
| ISIC | International Standard Industrial Classification |
| JRC | Joint Research Centre |
| KoSDT | Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust |
| LEADER | Liaison entre actions de développement de l'économie rurale |
| LEED | Local Economic and Employment Development |
| LUF | UK Levelling Up Fund |
| MA | Modern Apprenticeship |
| MR | Metropolitan region |
| MSME | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise |
| MSP | Members of the Scottish Parliament |
| MtCO2e | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| MW | Megawatt |
| NC | National certificate |
| NCRA | National Council of Rural Advisers |
| NESTI | OECD National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators |
| NIH | Northern Innovation Hub |
| NPF | National Performance Framework |
| NRS | National Records of Scotland |
| NSET | National Strategy for Economic Transformation |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| ONS | UK Office for National Statistics |
| OSCR | Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator |
| PFG | Programme for Government |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RDA | Regional development agency |
| RDPC | Regional Development Policy Committee |
| REAG | Rural Economy Action Group |
| REP | Regional Economic Partnership |
| RIC | Regional innovation capacity |
| RIS | Regional Innovation System |
| RSA | Regional Skills Assessment |
| RSIP | Regional Skills Investment Plan |
| SBVS | Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme |
| SCF | Scottish Co-investment Fund |
| SCIO | Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| SCVO | Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisation |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SDI | Scottish Development International |
| SDS | Self-directed support |
| SDS | Skills Development Scotland |
| SE | Scottish Enterprise |
| SES | Scenario Exploration System |
| SFC | Scottish Funding Council |
| SG | Scottish Government |
| SGF | Social Growth Fund |
| SIF | Social Innovation Fund |
| SIS | Social Investment Scotland |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SNIB | Scottish National Investment Bank |
| SOSE | South of Scotland Enterprise |
| SOSEP | South of Scotland Economic Partnership |
| SRLL | Smart Rural Living Lab |
| SRLP | Scottish Rural Leadership Programme |
| SRUC | Scotland’s Rural College |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| TCDT | Tiree Community Development Trust |
| TSRF | Third Sector Resilience Fund |
| UHI | University of the Highlands and Islands |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UKIS | UK Innovation Survey |
| UKRI | UK Research and Innovation |
| UKSPF | UK Shared Prosperity Fund |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| VQ | Vocational qualification |
| VR | Virtual reality |
| YEI | Youth Employment Initiative |
Enhancing Rural Innovation in Scotland, United Kingdom
