MONITORING INFORMATION IN THE RISK SOCIETY: the case of the pandemic avian flu

Authors

  • Michele Nacif Antunes
  • Maria Cristina Soares Guimarães
  • Cícera Henrique da Silva
  • Marcelo Henrique Rabaço

Keywords:

Monitoramento de informação, Sociedade de risco, Pandemia de influenza, E-saude

Abstract

In the Risk society, contemporary latent condition, the monitoring of the external environment is recognised as a key activity to face the uncertainty of the future events. This study describes a research, in course, on how to deal with the development of a system of  monitoring information about pandemic influenza. Considering the multi-dimension and possibilities of the pandemics, the Plano Brasileiro de Preparação para uma Pandemia de Influenza will be the starting point for the identification of the themes that shall be monitored. Supported by the communication and information  technologies and the Internet, the monitoring shall be carried out by a robot program specially designed for this purpose. The aim is to propitiate a cyberspace which embodies official qualified and up-to-date information which enable the decision maker a   systemic  and a more integrative view of  both some competences and of the status of National actions and efforts to prevent pandemics.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Published

2007-06-06

How to Cite

Antunes, M. N., Guimarães, M. C. S., Silva, C. H. da, & Rabaço, M. H. (2007). MONITORING INFORMATION IN THE RISK SOCIETY: the case of the pandemic avian flu. Informação &Amp; Sociedade, 17(3). Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/ies/article/view/643

Issue

Section

Comunicações de Trabalhos/Pesquisas em Andamento