Connecting Community-based Providers Through a Business Registry
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چکیده
The community and voluntary sector is a complex web of service and information providers, ranging from government agencies to small, single issue support groups. This presents a number of challenges for those working (and volunteering) in the sector and for citizens looking for a particular service. There is a clearly articulated need amongst both providers and local government to coordinate such groups and create improved conduits for the dissemination of information and communication. A Business Registry enables organisations to publish information about their activities so that their products or services can be discovered by anyone searching for them in the registry. Transactions can also be integrated to enable the full range of ecommerce activities. The publish and search features of a Business Registry are ideal communication channels for connecting community-based providers. This paper discusses a pilot project to extend the concept of business registries by applying them in a model which collates and codifies information relating to community-based providers.
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