Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

The Business: The road to recovery and how connectivity is everything

Post Thumbnail

Connectivity is vital to our economy.

Ports, airports, railways and roads not only allow us as locals to easily access the rest of the country but they also act as a gateway to the north-east for trade and tourism alike.

Over the last few years there have been major steps taken towards improving the transport network in and around our corner of Scotland with upgrades to Aberdeen International Airport, the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and the start of the Aberdeen South Harbour project to name a few.

However as the nation starts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, it will take time before people are comfortable using public transport again. This is why it is all the more important that we are adequately prepared for remaining connected.

In this issue of the business we take a look at some of our most important connectivity hubs and ask how important technology has been in keeping us in contact with our work colleagues throughout the pandemic.

Regular columnists Liz Cameron, chief executive at Scottish Chambers, and Martin Gilbert, chairman of Aberdeen Standard Investments, have been joined this month by Brightsolid’s CEO Elaine Maddison and Elevator’s Roz Taylor.

Click here to read the full supplement.

Join us next month to read about how people should be investing and spending their money as we emerge from life after Covid-19.