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Stuart E. Madnick - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • are we moving toward an Information Superhighway or a tower of babel the challenge of large scale semantic heterogeneity
    International Conference on Data Engineering, 1996
    Co-Authors: Stuart E. Madnick
    Abstract:

    The popularity and growth of the "Information Superhighway" have dramatically increased the number of Information sources available for use. Unfortunately, there are significant challenges to be overcome. One particular problem is context interchange, whereby each source of Information and potential receiver of that Information may operate with a different context, leading to large-scale semantic heterogeneity. A context is the collection of implicit assumptions about the context definition (i.e. meaning) and context characteristics (i.e. quality) of the Information. This paper describes various forms of context challenges and examples of potential context mediation services, such as data semantics acquisition, data quality attributes and evolving semantics and quality, that can mitigate the problem.

  • Integrating Information from global systems: dealing with the “on- and off-ramps” of the Information Superhighway
    Journal of Organizational Computing, 1995
    Co-Authors: Stuart E. Madnick
    Abstract:

    The notion of an “Information Superhighway”; has attracted considerable attention. It offers the possibility to access Information from around the world in support of many important applications in areas such as finance, manufacturing, and transportation (e.g., global risk management, integrated supply chain management, and global in‐transit visibility). Unfortunately, there are significant challenges to be overcome. One particular problem is context interchange which can be thought of as dealing with the “on‐ and off‐ramps”; of the Information Superhighway. Each source of Information and potential receiver of that Information may operate with a different context. A context is the collection of implicit assumptions about the context definition (i.e., meaning) and context characteristics (i.e., quality) of the Information. When the Information moves from one context to another, it may be misinterpreted (e.g., sender expressed the price in French francs; receiver assumed that it meant U.S. dollars). This ar...

  • ICDE - Are we moving toward an Information Superhighway or a Tower of Babel? The challenge of large-scale semantic heterogeneity
    Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Data Engineering, 1
    Co-Authors: Stuart E. Madnick
    Abstract:

    The popularity and growth of the "Information Superhighway" have dramatically increased the number of Information sources available for use. Unfortunately, there are significant challenges to be overcome. One particular problem is context interchange, whereby each source of Information and potential receiver of that Information may operate with a different context, leading to large-scale semantic heterogeneity. A context is the collection of implicit assumptions about the context definition (i.e. meaning) and context characteristics (i.e. quality) of the Information. This paper describes various forms of context challenges and examples of potential context mediation services, such as data semantics acquisition, data quality attributes and evolving semantics and quality, that can mitigate the problem.

Harry W. Agius - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Eight scenarios of national Information Superhighway development
    Journal of Information Technology, 2000
    Co-Authors: Marios C. Angelides, Harry W. Agius
    Abstract:

    Leading industrialized nations are now involved in the full implementation of national Information Superhighways. Their efforts will depend largely on the roles and levels of involvement of public institutions and how this is perceived and reacted to by the private sector. Through the evolution of eight scenarios of public institution involvement, this paper extrapolates the consequences that each brings about in the development of a national Information Superhighway. In particular, this paper examines the consequences of the development of an Information Superhighway for the UK within the context of each scenario and draws comparisons with developments in other countries. Contrary to popular belief, we show that there is no full solution for the shortcomings experienced in the development of the UK’s Information Superhighway; rather, each scenario offers solutions for a subset of the shortcomings.

Des Freedman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Political consensus on the Information Superhighway
    Communications, 1996
    Co-Authors: Des Freedman
    Abstract:

    This article provides a critique of the Information Superhighway as a metaphor suitable for understanding current national policy developments in the area of telecommunication infrastructures. The author provides an analysis of the underlying motivations of the British Labour Party's pronounements on the Information Superhighway, arguing that they seem primarily designed for short-term electoral gains than serious consideration of the democratic and participatory potential of the technology. Although a certain degree of lip service is paid to the place of democratic principles and citizen participation on the Superhighway in British Labour Party policy, the fusion of such principles with market concerns is destined to disaster The author recommends reorientation of priorities within governments and revival of the idea of communications networks as public utilities. Further citizens most organize themselves to demand a Superhighway operated not for profit, but for public good.

  • Social democracy and communication technology: The case of the Information Superhighway
    Contemporary Politics, 1996
    Co-Authors: Des Freedman
    Abstract:

    (1996). Social democracy and communication technology: The case of the Information Superhighway. Contemporary Politics: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 21-38.

Marios C. Angelides - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Eight scenarios of national Information Superhighway development
    Journal of Information Technology, 2000
    Co-Authors: Marios C. Angelides, Harry W. Agius
    Abstract:

    Leading industrialized nations are now involved in the full implementation of national Information Superhighways. Their efforts will depend largely on the roles and levels of involvement of public institutions and how this is perceived and reacted to by the private sector. Through the evolution of eight scenarios of public institution involvement, this paper extrapolates the consequences that each brings about in the development of a national Information Superhighway. In particular, this paper examines the consequences of the development of an Information Superhighway for the UK within the context of each scenario and draws comparisons with developments in other countries. Contrary to popular belief, we show that there is no full solution for the shortcomings experienced in the development of the UK’s Information Superhighway; rather, each scenario offers solutions for a subset of the shortcomings.

Lorcan Dempsey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.