Information and public policy: social responsibility of Information Science

Authors

  • Marcia Mazo Santos Tribunal Regional Federal da Primeira Região
  • Jair Cunha Cardoso Filho Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2011.26

Keywords:

Information Science, Social responsibility, Public policies

Abstract

Presents the theoretical foundations of information science - IS from the insertion of the subject in its social responsibility context. Discusses the concepts of IS related with social responsibility and public policies. Argues how parts of the IS contributes to the establishment of public policies. Adopts the definition of Borko for IS, and presents what is known as information as support of decision making, particularly with regard to the establishment of public policies. Comments on the cycle of public policy and the typology of Lowi's public policies, and demonstrates that the IS tools are legitimate resources to integrate and coordinate the heterogeneity of information resources that exist in a society, through public policies, to allow human beings to build themselves and your own world, freely and autonomously, and transform reality in the direction of political, economic and social development.

Author Biographies

Marcia Mazo Santos, Tribunal Regional Federal da Primeira Região

Mestre em Gestão do Conhecimento e da Tecnologia da Informação pela Universidade Católica de Brasília, doutoranda em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade de Brasília, Brasil. Diretora da Biblioteca do Tribunal Regional Federal da Primeira Região.

Jair Cunha Cardoso Filho, Universidade de Brasília

Doutorando em Ciência da Informação na Universidade de Brasilia - UnB. Possui graduação em Administração pela AEUDF(1988) e Mestrado em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade de Brasília (2003), com foco em Gestão de Competências. Especialista em Administração (1997) e em Administração Legislativa (2005) pela UnB, e em Legislativo e Políticas Públicas pelo Cefor/CD. É Consultor Técnico Legislativo da Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal. Tem experiência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Planejamento Estratégico, Gestão de Competências e Gestão do Conhecimento. É coordenador do Comitê de Planejamento Estratégico Institucional da Câmara Legislativa do DF. Tem interesse de pesquisa nessas áreas e em Gestão da Informação, Inteligência Competitiva e Informação e Políticas Públicas.

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Published

2011-12-30

How to Cite

Santos, M. M., & Cardoso Filho, J. C. (2011). Information and public policy: social responsibility of Information Science. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (45), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2011.26

Issue

No. 45 (2011)

Section

Review

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