Abstract
Stakeholders of a domain in their day today activities generate information which is a valuable resource. To obtain full value of this information it should reach right people at the right time. To investigate how this can be achieved we developed an information flow model for agriculture domain by mapping information needed by stakeholders to information generated by others using set of aggregation and disaggregation operators. We found majority of information needs of stakeholders can be fulfilled by applying these operators to information produced by some other stakeholders thus creating a direct benefit to encourage sharing information. This information flow model had many similarities to biological ecosystems where nutrient cycles and energy flows are replaced by information flows. Based on this information ecosystem model we are developing a mobile based information system for farmers in Sri Lanka. Like biological ecosystems information ecosystems will also need time to grow and become sustainable.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Integral IS: The Embedding of Information Systems in Business, Government and Society: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Auckland, New Zealand, 8th - 10th December 2014 |
| Publisher | AUT Library |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781927184264 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | Australasian Conference on Information Systems - Duration: 8 Dec 2014 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australasian Conference on Information Systems |
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| Period | 8/12/14 → … |
Keywords
- information resources management
- information technology
- Information storage and retrieval systems
- information services
- agriculture
- Sri Lanka