Beyond organisational agendas: using boundary critique to facilitate the inclusion of societal concerns in information systems planning

Beyond organisational agendas: using boundary critique to facilitate the inclusion of societal concerns in information systems planning

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Article ID: iaor20091016
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 17
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 125
End Page Number: 142
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Journal: European Journal of Information Systems
Authors: ,
Keywords: information, organization, systems
Abstract:

As the development of the information society takes place worldwide, individuals, groups and organisations face the challenge of taking advantage of information and communication technologies (ICTs). ‘Digital divides’ are emerging: some sections of society are gaining access to information, knowledge and technologies while others are being excluded. There also seems to be an over-concentration on the use of ICTs for organisational purposes, with traditional information systems (IS) planning approaches largely ignoring the needs and concerns that people express outside formal organisations. One answer to this problem might be to adopt a systems approach to IS planning. At first sight this appears to be a good idea because of the aspiration of systems approaches to comprehensiveness, presumably looking beyond organisational concerns. However, a review of two popular systems methodologies employed in IS planning suggests that there is potential for their scope to be equally limited by organisational boundaries.

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