IBIS: International Benchmarking of the Information Society

Authors

  • Bartolomeo Sapio Fondazione Ugo Bordoni
  • Isabella Palombini Ministero delle Comunicazioni
  • Sabrina Cioffi Ministero delle Comunicazioni

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS11200741

Keywords:

benchmarking, data mining, decision support system, e-Europe, information society

Abstract

This paper describes IBIS (International Benchmarking of the Information Society), a new simulation system implemented by appointment of the Italian Ministry of Communications, with the aim of defining and implementing an instrument to monitor the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) world in the main European countries, in accordance to the needs of implementation and benchmarking outlined in the e-Europe plan. The system has been designed and operationalized with a flexible and modular architecture, allowing the insertion or substitution of new monitoring objectives at any time. The algorithms to simulate alternate scenarios are flexible and easily customizable, in order to allow easy access to decision makers. IBIS: International Benchmarking of the Information Society Este artigo descreve o IBIS (International Benchmarking of the Information Society), um novo sistema de simulação, cujo principal objectivo é a definição e a implementação de um instrumento que monitorize o campo das tecnologias da comunicação e informação nos países europeus, de acordo com as necessidades de implementação e benchmarking definidos no plano e-Europe. O sistema, desenvolvido pelo Ministério Italiano das Comunicações, tem sido desenhado e operacionalizado com uma arquitectura modular flexível, permitindo a inserção ou substituição de novos objectivos de monitorização em qualquer momento. Os algoritmos para simular cenários alternados, que são flexíveis e adaptáveis, de modo a permitir um fácil acesso dos decisores e sincronização com os processos de decisão.

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Published

2007-05-07

How to Cite

Sapio, B., Palombini, I., & Cioffi, S. (2007). IBIS: International Benchmarking of the Information Society. Observatorio (OBS*), 1(1). https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS11200741

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2007)

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