Information Management has developed as scientific area with the increasing arise of new Information and Communication Technologies in organizations and public administration.
Nowadays, INFORMATION is POWER, and therefore it is necessary to acquire a growing awareness of the strategic value that it may take. The knowledge imposes itself as an asset for companies wishing to compete in an unstable and ever changing environment. Information management became critical when you suffer from information overloading. Organizations do realize the need, but only when it carries huge portions. Aren´t we overloaded?
Manage information efficiently creates ... and allows:
* Efficient Information Services
* Competitive consuming of external information ( better usage of information from outside)
* Avoid information duplication, overloading problems and misunderstandings
* Improving communication and information retrieval
* Promote the strategic management based on competitive intelligence
