Glossary:Knowledge-intensive services (KIS)
The following economic activity sectors are defined as knowledge-intensive services, abbreviated as KIS (NACE Rev.2 codes - 2-digit level between brackets):
- High-tech knowledge-intensive services:
- Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities (59);
- Programming and broadcasting activities (60);
- Telecommunications (61);
- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (62);
- Information service activities (63);
- Scientific research and development (72)
- Knowledge-intensive market services (excluding financial intermediation and high-tech services):
- Water transport (50);
- Air transport (51);
- Legal and accounting activities (69);
- Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (70);
- Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (71);
- Advertising and market research (73);
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities (74);
- Employment activities (78);
- Security and investigation activities (80)
- Knowledge-intensive financial services:
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (64);
- Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security (65);
- Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities (66)
- Other knowledge-intensive services:
- Publishing activities (58);
- Veterinary activities (75);
- Public administration and defence; compulsory social security (84);
- Education (85);
- Human health activities (86);
- Residential care activities (87);
- Social work activities without accommodation (88);
- Creative, arts and entertainment activities (90);
- Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities (91);
- Gambling and betting activities (92);
- Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities (93)