An integrated framework for information, communication and knowledge definitions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21187893 |
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| Authors | Roberto Gejman (Deloitte (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 386-398 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | tripleC Communication Capitalism & Critique Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-670X • E-ISSN: 1726-670X |
| Publisher | Information Society Research (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31269/triplec.v7i2.103 |
| OpenAlex | W1519615075 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
An integrated set of definitions and distinctions in the information, communication and knowledge field is proposed. It is argued that more attention must be given to records, usually confused with information. Descriptions are shown to be the fundamental facts behind information. Information is defined as an abstract concept, free of material or syntactic constraints. Information is observer free but it is dependent on the shared ontological background of communities. The world may be characterized as being structured by only six components. Knowledge is the capacity to act effectively and it is not information. Information quantity and its relation with the entropy of physical systems are shown to be more ambiguous and less important than they are usually thought of. It is argued that information studies should move on from these old concerns to confront the vital information challenges in this globalized information society with information superabundance
Data mining · Epistemology · Information integration · Information society · Information system · Knowledge management · Political science · Advanced Database Systems and Queries · Computer Science · Data Management and Algorithms · Law · Philosophy · Semantic Web and Ontologies
| Highly cited | No |
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