[Sigia-l] Data, information, knowledge, wisdom

[Boniface Lau]

> From: Scott Nelson
>  
> >
> > Tom> Information = data in context, i.e. "in formation"
> > Tom>
> > Tom> For example: January 1, 2001.
> > Tom>
> > Tom> Now that it's in the form of a date, it becomes a piece of
> > Tom> information.
> >
> > His so-called context in the above example is the date format. That
> > alone, according to Tom, makes "January 1, 2001" a piece of
> > information, not data.
> >
> 
> right. but by using the very term "date" you're implying a human  
> presence. 

No. A date on a piece of paper with nobody around is still a date
reference.


Boniface