The Scottish Institute of Sustainable Technology (SISTech), a not-for-profit company, is a partnership
between Heriot-Watt University and Scottish Enterprise. The company was formed with
the remit to create a centre of excellence in Scotland to promote the practical delivery of sustainable
development through business development, education, and
research and development. SISTech aims to promote and
encourage sustainable development and the use of
sustainable technology in the business, commercial and
domestic areas.
SISTech received Sustainable Action Fund grant in
2001-02 and 2002-03 to set up a new website
www.siscotland.co.uk as an information source for sustainable development
in Scotland . The Sustainability Information Scotland (SIS)
website was designed with interlinked subsections aimed at
community and business needs - attempting to bring together
current efforts in sustainable development across Scotland .
The site linked to a sub-site promoting an
initiative being run by Scottish Enterprise Glasgow
aimed at encouraging businesses to adopt sustainable
business practices (Glasgow Business Efficiency
Initiative). Further links with other initiatives were
planned.
SIS was not intended to be a static site. One
purpose was to encourage readers to contribute to the
site or give their views, with ease of navigation and
maximum accessibility. It was designed to be viewed
using all operating systems, any computer platform or
browser, and by people with disabilities - accessible
using screen reader technology, for example, without
any loss of information.
SIS was set up with a wide range of links to other
sustainability websites to create an integrated picture of
sustainability in Scotland . SIS aimed to influence behaviour and practice
through a cross fertilisation of ideas and actions to
ensure sustainable development becomes relevant to
everyone.
Though the grant led to a good result, SISTech was
later unable to allocate a resource to keep the website up
to date.
Contact
Professor Paul W Jowitt
Executive Director
Scottish Institute of Sustainable Technology
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
Telephone: 0131 451 8162
www.sistech.co.uk