UNIT 6 FINAL PROJECT OF THE UNIT

Services, comunication and

innovation
THE TERTIARY TERTIARY SECTOR PROBLEM
SECTOR ACTIVITIES ANALYSIS
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The tertiary sector

The tertiary sector only provide services instead of goods

The growth of the service sector

The tertiary sector includes a lot of activities related with
areas such as healthcare, education...

In developed countries the tertiary is the most important

sector because of his impact in the economy and in less
developed countries the number of employed is increasing.

The growth of the service sector coincided with the

emergence of the information society.

This caused the tertiary revolution.

The high-end tertiary or quaternary sector

The technology and science are normally associated with the
high-end tertiary or quaternary sector. This sector is
continuously expanding (jobs, business).

This area requires specialized training and are usually paid

well

The low-end tertiary sector

The low-end tertiary sector requires low training and are
usually poorly paid

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Quaternary sector What are virtual

This sector provides the knowledge that requires other social networks?
sectors to grow. The high intellectual content is associated
with this sector.
Virtual social networks have became
a tool of communication.

The relationship between these

people could vary greatly.

Social networking are common

meeting place.

Services today

The tertiary sector doesn't replace the industry. In fact there A very large
is a interrelation and dependency between the two.

The tertiary sector have taken the critical and prime role in community
economic and social development.

Services make social changes:

• Better life expectancy: this sector has some services
associated with caring people.
• Female participation in labour the force: created
nursery schools and services that simplify domestic duties
There is a large community because
millions of people have a electronic
device and constantly this number is
increasing and the number of users
also.

• Reduced working hours and paid holidays: account Social media is capable of gathering
for the wide range of leisure activities and the importance of thousands or millions of people in a
tourism. short period of time.

Some example of social networks:

YouTube, Snapchat, WhatsApp,
Instagram, Twitter, Flickr, Vimeo,
Pinterest, Tumblr., LinkedIn...

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Tertiary sector activities

The diversity of the service sector
Tertiary sector activities are characterised as:

• Being very diverse, in terms of the number of services or worker qualifications and in terms of the size
of the companies.

• Being intangible and immaterial.

• Being activities that can't be stored.

• Being close to consumers.

• Having a relatively low degree of mechanisation, though computers are often essential.

• Being unevenly distributed because, in some countries, these activities employ upwards of 70% of the
labour force, while in others, it is less than 30%.

Classification of tertiary activities

There are several ways to classify tertiary activities. One such way divides them into four groups:

• Social services: These activities are related with public administration, education healthcare, etc. This
can be public or private social services. The public services are paid by the taxes and are usually
decentralized (hospitals, education, lobbying...)

• Distribution services: These activities are associated with circulation of people, goods and information
(transport, wholesale trade...)

• Business services: Most companies outsource services to other specialised tertiary companies
(advertising, research, banking and finance, insurance...)

• Consumer services: These services are associated with retail trade, hospitality, leisure, repairs and
installations and individual services.

A very useful communication tool

• Communication is much easier than before
• Social networking enables us to share opinions, news and all sorts
• Social networking improve communication and cooperation

The risks of using the networks

• Security • Cyberbullying

• Privacy • Addiction

• Intimity • Lies

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