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6.1 Given the sustained market growth, low barriers to entry for new firms, and demonstrable evidence of success by local Scottish firms, we see the future vision as achievable. This will require excellent executional capability within each and all of the initiatives and programmes as a necessary condition for successful industry re-alignment.
6.2 We see no disadvantage or impediment from geographic peripherality as evidenced by the comparative work we undertook in other regions around the world. Indeed these other regions also demonstrated that step change can occur in a relatively short time frame. This distinguishes software from many other sectors.
6.3 Scotland has several of the key factors that provide the building blocks for success - notably world class universities and research base. It also has some of the institutional levers and infrastructure necessary to facilitate the required change, together with Scottish ownership and control in much of the industry.
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