Semiotic Interoperability - A Critical Step towards Systems Integration

Weizi Li, Kecheng Liu, Shixiong Liu

2013

Abstract

Information systems integration becomes critical in enhancing organisational competitiveness through effective use of information resource provided by the whole host of information systems. Information systems integration in its nature is a process of bringing about the capability of communication and information exchange between systems; while interoperability, often as the result of systems integration, is such a capability. However currently there is a lack of theoretical foundation for representation and measure of the interoperability in organisations. Organisational semiotics provides a theoretical foundation for systems interoperability. A notion of ‘semiotic interoperability’ is proposed in this paper as a paradigm, guiding systems integration and measuring degree of interoperability, covering aspects from physical properties, transmission structure of signs, placing emphasis on communicating meaning, intention to social consequence of information.

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Li W., Liu K. and Liu S. (2013). Semiotic Interoperability - A Critical Step towards Systems Integration . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval and the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-75-4, pages 508-513. DOI: 10.5220/0004627005080513


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@conference{kmis13,
author={Weizi Li and Kecheng Liu and Shixiong Liu},
title={Semiotic Interoperability - A Critical Step towards Systems Integration},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval and the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={508-513},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004627005080513},
isbn={978-989-8565-75-4},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval and the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2013)
TI - Semiotic Interoperability - A Critical Step towards Systems Integration
SN - 978-989-8565-75-4
AU - Li W.
AU - Liu K.
AU - Liu S.
PY - 2013
SP - 508
EP - 513
DO - 10.5220/0004627005080513