enabling businesses in the highlands and islands to compete prosper is at heart of hie s mission help people area achieve their full potential concerted effort build up new business sectors has helped forge a dynamic modern economy greater diversification reduced our old dependency on few key industries making base stronger more confident better able withstand inevitable blows setbacks with which real life tends pave road progress future holds many uncertainties we can be sure however that set for massive change coming years advances information communications technology particular holding out prospect wave investment opportunity knowledge revolution triggered by advanced having an impact all established such as textiles agriculture fishing just much fields like software development internet provision must fit flexible never before hold own fast changing markets it see they receive
