Global Watch was a website and service of the
UK Department of Trade and Industry Department of Trade and Industry may refer to:
Current
* Department of Trade and Industry (Isle of Man)
* Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)
* Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (South Africa)
Former
* Department of Trade ...
between 1983 and 2007. The stated objective of the Global Watch Service was to provide support dedicated to helping UK businesses improve their
competitiveness
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individ ...
by identifying and accessing innovative
technologies
Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...
and practices from overseas.
References
External links
Global Watch Service home page
Foreign trade of the United Kingdom
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