The ICS will work in a way that is:

• Engaging and widely consultative across all of Scotland and civic society
• Credible, objective and evidence-based
• Outward looking, forward thinking and innovative

It will pay attention to strategic drivers such as:

• Securing Scotland’s international competitiveness
• The markets and connections Scotland requires for goods, services and people
• How to prioritise investment to deliver inclusive economic growth and low carbon objectives
• Demographic and other social change factors
• Place-making
• Technological change and innovation
• Considerations around development, ownership and financing of infrastructure, including Fair Work

The ICS’s overarching objectives include:

• Delivering sustainable inclusive economic growth across Scotland
• Managing the transition to a more resource efficient, lower carbon economy
• Supporting delivery of efficient, high quality, modern public services
• Increasing industry competitiveness, whilst tackling inequality
• Enhancing societal living conditions now and in the future
• Ensuring alignment with the new National Planning Framework