Abstract
Information sharing is a critical component of a distributed and multi-actor digital ecosystem (DE). DE actors, individuals and organisations, require seamless, effective, efficient, and secure architecture for exchanging information. Traditional point-to-point and ad hoc integrations hinder the ability of DE actors to do so. The challenge is figuring out how to enable information sharing in a complex DE. This paper addresses this important research challenge and proposes the theory of information trilogy and conceptual DE information exchange architecture, which is inspired by the study of nature and flow of matter, energy, and its states in natural ecosystems. This work is a part of the large DE information framework. The scope of this paper is limited to the emerging concept of DE information exchange. The application of the DE information exchange concept is demonstrated with the help of a geospatial information sharing case study example. The results from this paper can be used by researchers and practitioners for defining the DE information exchange as appropriate to their context. This work also complements Shannon’s mathematical theory of communication.
Highlights
Digital ecosystem (DE) is defined as “a set of distributed, adaptive, and open sociotechnical systems
There are several definitions of information that describe information from storage, processing, management, probability, measurement, and quantification perspectives [17]. It is still not clear: What is information? How to identify it? Where to look for relevant information? Can it be destroyed? Can it be created? The proposed theory of information trilogy aims to address some of these ambiguities and provides the natural ecosystem-inspired definition of information, which states that “information is matter and energy, which has different states or forms
The remainder of this paper is organised as follows. It discusses the theory of information trilogy with a view to address RQ1, which provides the technology-independent definition of information in the context of DE
Summary
Digital ecosystem (DE) is defined as “a set of distributed, adaptive, and open sociotechnical systems. The proposed theory of information trilogy aims to address some of these ambiguities and provides the natural ecosystem-inspired definition of information, which states that “information is matter and energy, which has different states or forms. The remainder of this paper is organised as follows It discusses the theory of information trilogy with a view to address RQ1, which provides the technology-independent definition of information in the context of DE. It proposes the applied research-based practical and vendor neutral digital information exchange conceptual architecture for information sharing in DE. It concludes with key insights, contributions, and directions for future research
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