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6. Implementation
Delivery of the 10 objectives will be taken forward by stakeholders in both Scotland and China. Within the Executive, the dedicated China Desk ( chinadesk@scotland.gsi.gov.uk) will play a central role for activities in Scotland, while the new Scotland Affairs Office in Beijing will serve as a bridgehead for operations in China.
Various parts of the devolved government of Scotland with strong interests in China will make important contributions, particularly Scottish Development International ( SDI), through its expanded network of staff in China. The work of the Enterprise Networks in Scotland will also be crucial in helping firms to better understand doing business with China.
As set out above, many stakeholders in Scotland will also have an interest in achieving these objectives. Within the broader public sector, agencies and non-departmental public bodies should take these national objectives into consideration in determining their respective China-related activities through to 2010.
Local authorities have an important role to play - both as the frontline for delivering certain public services that will shape Scotland's ability to engage with China and for interacting with counterparts in China through local twinning and co-operation arrangements. Local authorities are encouraged to continue and expand their engagement with China. We hope that the national objectives set out in this strategy may serve as a useful guide for such engagement.
Outside of government, many individuals and organisations are working to promote Sino-Scottish relations on many fronts, in pursuit of their own, independent objectives. We hope that through publishing Scottish Ministers' objectives for our engagement with China, we will establish common goals for Scotland that people and organisations from civil society and the private sector are free to align with, should they wish to do so.
It should be emphasised that, although the preceding pages have outlined various activities that are being undertaken to strengthen bilateral engagement, the purpose of this document is not to prescribe the actions that will deliver the strategy's objectives. It is rather to set out the strategic parameters for our engagement. Appropriate actions to carry forward our engagement will be worked up over the course of the next 5 years, particularly in the context of the forthcoming spending review, guided by the strategic objectives set out above.
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