| Abstract: | In this article data, information and state of knowledge are described and then related to the decision-making process. The theme that data is a valuable commodity needing management is then developed. Then follows a section on computers, organizational policies and central and distributed processing. Some contractual aspects relating to procurement are described. Examples are given of actual applications in British industry, followed by discussion of two different issues, namely privacy and computer crime. The author draws the conclusion that ‘information’ per se is a personal, corporate and management asset which needs proper understanding and management in the computer era. |
