Research Papers
Toward a New Science of Information
Authors:
D Doucette ,
The Science of Information Institute, 1737 Q Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009, USA
R Bichler,
ICT&S Center, University of Salzburg - Center for Advanced Studies and Research in
Information and Communication Technologies & Society, Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 18, 5020
Salzburg, Austria
W Hofkirchner,
ICT&S Center, University of Salzburg - Center for Advanced Studies and Research in
Information and Communication Technologies & Society, Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 18, 5020
Salzburg, Austria
C Raff
ICT&S Center, University of Salzburg - Center for Advanced Studies and Research in
Information and Communication Technologies & Society, Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 18, 5020
Salzburg, Austria
Abstract
The concept of information has become a crucial topic in several emerging scientific disciplines, as well as in organizations, in companies and in everyday life. Hence it is legitimate to speak of the so-called information society; but a scientific understanding of the Information Age has not had time to develop. Following this evolution we face the need of a new transdisciplinary understanding of information, encompassing many academic disciplines and new fields of interest. Therefore a Science of Information is required. The goal of this paper is to discuss the aims, the scope, and the tools of a Science of Information. Furthermore we describe the new Science of Information Institute (SOII), which will be established as an international and transdisciplinary organization that takes into consideration a larger perspective of information.
Published on 26 Apr 2007.
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