The new informatics
AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) (Association for Information Systems)Published 1 November 1996Open access
Bo Dahlbom
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This new informatics is described as a theory and design oriented study of information technology use, an artificial science with the intertwined complex of people and information technology as its subject matter.
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The discipline that used to be called âinformation systemsâ is changing its identity. In Sweden, we have emphasized this reorientation by changing our name from âadministrative data processingâ to âinformatics.â I will attempt to characterize this new informatics, describing it as a theory and design oriented study of information technology use, an artificial science with the intertwined complex of people and information technology as its subject matter. I will end by giving some suggestions for how to think of a new curriculum.
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