Proposal of a construct for information management in the agent life-cycle

Abstract

Currently, information generated by an agent (e.g., a person; a vehicle; a public project, etc.) across its life cycle is scattered in different information systems (ISs) of different organizations. For instance, a citizen during his life generates information in various kinds of organizations (e.g., hospitals, schools, firms, public bureaus, etc.). However, the information inserted in the ISs of these organizations cannot be freely accessed by this citizen. Nevertheless, referring to the current technological development, it is possible to develop ISs capable of centralizing in a unique repository the information of different kinds of agents, across their lifecycle. Owing to this opportunity of research in this article is introduced a construct for information management in the agent lifecycle (IMALC). Considering its applied character, it is used the Design Science Research (DSR) method. This construct is also demonstrated through an application for information management of persons, in two contexts of day-to-day life. From the conceptual perspective, this article presents a new construct for the development of ISs, under a new information management paradigm. From the applied research viewpoint, ISs which incorporate the IMALC principles can be applied to the management of information of different types of agents, such as, persons, automobiles, buildings, projects, and so on, bringing great benefits for the society.

Key-words:
information management; document management; information systems