An observer-relative systems approach to information

Demetis, Dionysios; Lee, Allen

Abstract

By returning to the foundational principles of second-order cybernetics and resting on the central role of the observer, this essay explores how the distinction between data/information can be conceptualized. Using systems theory, we derive a series of systemic principles for the distinction between data/information and we illustrate them with a case study from Anti-Money Laundering.

Citation

Demetis, D., & Lee, A. (2019). An observer-relative systems approach to information. In Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (6300-6309)

• Conference Name: Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences
• Conference Location: Maui, Hawaii
• Start Date: Jan 8, 2019
• End Date: Jan 11, 2019
• Acceptance Date: Aug 18, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jan 8, 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 8, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 8, 2019
• Pages: 6300-6309
• Book Title: Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
• ISBN: 9780998133126
• Keywords: Knowing What We Know: Theory, Meta-analysis, and Review Organizational Systems and Technology information; Observer; Second-order cybernetics; Systems theory
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1283846
• Publisher URL: https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/60064