Thursday, July 31, 2008

Data, Information, Knowledge

Data: Raw images, numbers, words, sounds etc., which result from observation or measurement

Information: Data arranged or organized into a meaningful pattern.

Knowledge: Means to analyse/understand information/data; belief about causality of events/actions, and provides the basis to guide meaningful action and thought.

Donald Hislop

Knowledge Management in Organizations
Oxford University Press
2005

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