Title: The One with the Most Information Wins? The Quest for Information Superiority
Subject: This thesis examines information superiority and the related concepts, and examines current information technology initiatives in order to discern the characteristics which can aid in the quest for information superiority
Author(s): Stacy M. Clements
DTIC Keywords: INFORMATION WARFARE, DECISION MAKING, INFORMATION PROCESSING, INFORMATION TRANSFER, RESOURCES
Abstract:
The escalation of interest in information as a corporate resource is
reflected in the military's quest for information superiority. A volume of
directives, articles, and doctrine is appearing to meet the unique
challenges presented by information as a resource. Discussions of how
to achieve information superiority have given rise to investigations of
such related concepts as information warfare and information
operations, with associated taxonomies and ideas of how to use
information capabilities for attack and defense. Included in the
equation is the quantity of dollars spent on information technology in an
attempt to exploit information resources.
This thesis examines information superiority and the related concepts,
and examines current information technology initiatives in order to
discern the characteristics which can aid in the quest for information
superiority. A synthesis of the most prominent perspectives on
information superiority is formed. In the context of this definition, a
process model of information superiority and its necessary activities is
developed, with acquisition and decision making identified as key. The
idea of information technology as enabling information superiority is
probed, and an alternate view proposed; contending that information
technology is more likely to be detrimental to information superiority
unless certain criteria are met. The resulting conceptual model depicts
the key attributes of information superiority and information technology,
and represents the relationships between these concepts.
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