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Orkney made a real international splash last week when its picturesque shores became the location for the sinking of a cutting edge underwater data centre.

When someone mentions Scotland’s economy, you would be forgiven for thinking about those globally famous assets that get us all the attention.

The royal wedding may have been and gone, but it’s fair to say businesses across the UK are still toasting the union of the Earl and Countess of Dumbarton – or Harry and Meghan to you and me.

It’s a Scottish institution that’s given us everything from the White Heather Club to Taggart over the last 60 years – and now STV has announced plans for a reorganisation that has sent shockwaves through the media industry.

Businesses will always have good weeks and bad weeks – that’s just how it goes.

You know those people on the telly that keep their money under the mattress?

If connectivity is productivity, then two of Scotland’s biggest cities are about to take a massive leap forward in what they can achieve.

The Commonwealth Games drew to a close on the Gold Coast in Australia last week.

I couldn’t help but sit up and take notice of the ‘Scotland is Now’ campaign, which launched globally last week to champion the country’s openness to all.

It still really pays to be a man – but the short-changing of female staff that can directly result from that is simply unacceptable in 2018.