Title: Silicon Glen
Content: have been run from Scotland since 2007. It was initially a subset of the Scottish Software Awards. Many high technology companies are established in Silicon Glen, including: Silicon Glen Silicon Glen is a nickname for the high tech sector of Scotland, the name inspired by Silicon Valley in California. It is applied to the Central Belt triangle between Dundee, Inverclyde and Edinburgh, which includes Fife, Glasgow and Stirling; although electronics facilities outside this area may also be included in the term. The term has been in use since the 1980s. It does not technically represent a "glen" as it covers

Title: Silicon Glen
Content: Silicon Glen Silicon Glen is a nickname for the high tech sector of Scotland, the name inspired by Silicon Valley in California. It is applied to the Central Belt triangle between Dundee, Inverclyde and Edinburgh, which includes Fife, Glasgow and Stirling; although electronics facilities outside this area may also be included in the term. The term has been in use since the 1980s. It does not technically represent a "glen" as it covers a much wider area than just one valley. Silicon Glen had its origins in the electronics business with Ferranti establishing a plant in Edinburgh in 1943. NCR

Title: Economy of Scotland
Content: Valley, California. Companies such as IBM and Hewlett-Packard have been in Scotland since the 1950s being joined in the 1980s by others such as Sun Microsystems (now owned by Oracle). 45,000 people are employed by electronics and electronics-related firms, accounting for 12% of manufacturing output. In 2006, Scotland produced 28% of Europe's PCs; more than seven per cent of the world's PCs; and 29% of Europe's notebooks. The software sector in Scotland developed rapidly and in 2016 there were an estimated 40,226 people working in the digital economy across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. Scotland's history in manufacturing is being transferred

Title: Silicon Glen
Content: a software development centre in Edinburgh, the first such centre outside the US. There remains a significant presence of global players like National Semiconductor, IBM, Shin Etsu Handotai Europe Ltd and Freescale. The move from a primarily manufacturing dominated region to a wealth creation one has been successful as demonstrated in a report from UBS Wealth Management in 2006 showing Scotland with more venture backed companies per capita than any other UK region. In addition to the indigenous companies, Silicon Glen continues to have quite a significant semiconductor design community of inward investment companies including Atmel, Freescale, Texas Instruments, Micrel,

Title: Edinburgh Stanford Link
Content: and is expected to be available in 2008. The Silicon Valley Speaker Series was inspired by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. Starting in 2004, it features Silicon Valley based entrepreneurs speaking on current trends and emerging sectors. The format is an hour-long talk at 6.30pm, followed by 30mins of questions, and an hour-long networking session in the foyer on the University of Edinburgh Business School in Bristo Square (next to Potterrow). The Link organised the first BarCamp to be held in Scotland – Barcamp 2007. The next Scottish BarCamp (BarCamp 2008) is to be held on 1 and 2 Feb

Question: What was Scotland's answer to California's Silicon Valley called?
Answer: Silicon Glen