Nielsen, Y and Özbay, F O (2000) Information flow models for large scale public projects. In: Akintoye, A (ed.) Proceedings of 16th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2000, Glasgow, UK.
Abstract
Public organisations are renowned for their relatively conservative or legally restricted methods in handling documents and information flow. In this study Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSI) is taken as the model project owner and the information flow between the contractors and DSI is studied. DSI is the owner of dam/hydropower developments in Turkey and therefore is at the centre of the project information flow. These projects are processed in regions located away from the urban centres and for that reason the communication between the site and the participant organisations is meticulously managed during the project life. In this ongoing study, IT-based information systems and flow in such projects are analysed and discussed. New methodologies and systems have appeared with the recent expansion of e-commerce. Some of those are recommended, in a re-engineering approach, for the improvement of the information flow, data storage and the regulatory approval procedures.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | information system; information technology; information flow; re-engineering; public organisation |
| Index terms: | regulatory approval, Turkey, data storage, owner, information flow, e-commerce, public project, methodology, hydraulic, documents, information system, hydropower development, information technology |
| Subjects: | computing systems, renewable energy, digital commerce, fluid mechanics, research methods, Geography, infrastructure engineering, professional development, data management, sociology, regulatory law, information systems |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Information Management, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability, Legal Issues, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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