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The United Kingdom Report on the Re-use of Public Sector Information 2008

DocChamp — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:26:50 +0000

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Public Sector Information: the right direction
Information is the infrastructure of our society. It is the
lifeblood of any democracy. It goes right to the heart of
the relationship between government and the citizen.
The web has changed the way we think about information.
It has also changed our thinking in terms of how we
access information and the ways in which we can re-use
information. Information is a vital asset in the digital
age, in much the same way as iron and coal were regarded
as vital resources to previous generations.

2006 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - United Kingdom Labour Market

DocChamp — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +0000

In April 2006 median gross weekly
earnings were £447, up 3.7 per cent
from £431 in 2005, for full-time
employee jobs on adult rates whose
earnings were not affected by absence.
For men earnings were £487, up 3.5
per cent, compared with £387 for
women, up 4.2 per cent.

Median full-time gross weekly earnings
(Full-time employees on adult rates, pay
unaffected by absence)

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EUROSTAT - Statistics in focus: A decade and more of monthly construction statistics

maty — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:34:55 +0000

EUROSTAT - Statistics in focus: A decade and more of monthly construction statistics

Construction output: building
and civil engineering ................ 2

Construction cost
developments............................ 4

Construction labour input........ 5

Latest output developments
and leading indicators.............. 6

Consumers online: intentions, orientations and segmentation

Chanaka.j — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:26:04 +0000

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the purchase intentions of online retail consumers,
segmented by their purchase orientation.
Design/methodology/approach – An e-mail/web survey was addressed to a consumer panel
concerning their online shopping experiences and motivations, n ¼ 396.
Findings – It is empirically shown that consumer purchase orientations have no significant effect on
their propensity to shop online. This contradicts the pervasive view that internet consumers are

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A commentary on social and experiential (e-)retailing and (e-)shopping deserts

Chanaka.j — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:20:22 +0000

Purpose – The last ten years have seen a gradual withdrawal of retail facilities from many local
areas and the consequent growth of “shopping deserts” resulting in social and health disbenefits. The
purpose of this paper is to examine the potential for e-shopping to fill the vacuum and to assist
disadvantaged shoppers.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses prior published research to comment on the
extent to which e-retailing may be the shopping solution of the future?
Findings – The internet has limited potential to compensate for shopping deserts, as consumers who

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A commentary on social and experiential (e-)retailing and (e-)shopping deserts

Chanaka.j — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:20:10 +0000

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