In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. Service provision has been defined as an economic activity that does not result in ownership, and this is what differentiates it from providing physical goods. It is claimed to be a process that creates benefits by facilitating either a change in customers, a change in their physical possessions, or a change in their intangible assets.
By supplying some level of skill, ingenuity, and experience, providers of a service participate in an economy without the restrictions of carrying stock (inventory) or the need to concern themselves with bulky raw materials. On the other hand, their investment in expertise does require marketing and upgrading in the face of competition which has equally few physical restrictions.
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2001 Census - Regular news on the plans for the next UK census.
Advisory Council on Public Records - Advises the Government on policy matters concerning the records and the work of the Public Record Office. Fairly brief details of the Council and minutes of its meetings are available.
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British Official Publications Current Awareness Service (BOPCAS) - Free and subscription service, based at University of Southampton, which provides access to an extensive database of British Official Publications.
Central Office of Information - The COI provides publicity services to UK Government departments. Includes results from some of the research it sponsors.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the Central Office of Information (COI) website ]
European Information Network in the UK - Provides a gateway to European information for the UK regions. It incorporates 12 regional and one national site.
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Government Statistical Service - UK statistics and data service. Health, economic and population data available.
Help is at Hand - Provides a range of information and resources for everyone working in community ICT but particularly online centre staff.
Meta Description: [ Help is at Hand is the web resource for everyone working in community ICT and particularly in UK online centres. ]
Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate - RDS provides information to Ministers and policy makers to help in their decision making, and also helps the police, probation service, the courts, immigration officials and fire-fighters in their work. Includes some interesting statistical info on crime rates in the UK.
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Kablenet - UK e-government and information age public service news from Kable, the publisher of Government Computing.
Meta Description: [ International e-government and information age public service news from Kable, the publisher of Government Computing. Information, research and conferences on the business and technology of central, local, defence, health, justice, education. ]
Official Documents - The Stationery Office site providing online versions of government material as well as information on ordering copies of official reports.
Public Record Office - The repository of the UK's national archives. Includes an online catalogue, research information leaflets and an education centre.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to The National Archives of the United Kingdom. Here you can find out about our work, look at online exhibitions or order documents. A thousand years of British and World history are at your fingertips - enjoy your visit! ]
Public Service Communication Agency - Publications designed to connect local and central government with the private sector. Procurement, best value and practice, policy and future developments are all subjects covered.
Meta Description: [ Public Service Review is a Publication aimed at the public sector ]
The National Archives - The repository of the UK's national archives. Includes an online catalogue, research information leaflets and an education centre.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to The National Archives of the United Kingdom. Here you can find out about our work, look at online exhibitions or order documents. A thousand years of British and World history are at your fingertips - enjoy your visit! ]
The Office for National Statistics - UK Government Agency that produces and disseminates social, health, economic, demographic, labour market and business statistics. Includes StatBase - a fully searchable database of key statistics.
The Office of Public Sector Information - The OPSI sets standards and provides a practical framework for opening up and encouraging the re-use of public sector information. Site includes a web-based archive of various official documents, including UK legislation.
Meta Description: [ The Office of Public Sector Information is at the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging re-use of public sector information. We provide online access to UK legislation, license the re-use of Crown copyright material, manage the Information Fair Trader ... ]
The Society of Public Information Networks - Responsible for promoting and representing the joint interests of public information networks providers in the UK. Site provides background information and joining details for the SPIN.
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UK GovTalk - A forum to enable the public sector, industry and other interested parties to work together in developing and agreeing policies and standards for e-government.
Meta Description: [ The e-Government Unit is part of the Cabinet Office and works to ensure that IT supports the business transformation of government itself so that government can provide better and more efficient public services. ]
UK National Digital Archive of Datasets - NDAD contains archived digital data from UK government departments and agencies. To access the data you need to be a registered user.
Meta Description: [ The National Digital Archive of Datasets (NDAD) is part of The National Archives. NDAD preserves and provides online access to archived digital data and documents from UK central government departments. ]
Websites for Exporters - A searchable database guiding the visitor through the range of free internet information for UK exporters.
YouGov - Portal for news and opinion on UK Government and politics.
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