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Informationarchitecture
in a European dimension
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Peter J. Bogaards P
eters version
Start of the journey
Disclaimer
Personal perception: descriptive (not normative)
No anti-US sentiments
To identify and strengthen the IA community
S1
S1History
S2
S2Multi
S3
S3Technology
Strengths
1. Our historical roots
2. Multilingual and multicultural
3. Specific technologies
W1
W1Fragmentation
W2
W2Terminology
C. Babbage1971-1871
A. Turing1912-1954
J. Von Neumann1903-1957
N. Wiener1894-1964
E. Dijkstra1930-2002
Paul Otlet1868-1944
Vannevar Bush1890-1974
Ted Nelson1937-...
Douglas Englebart1925-...
Tim Berners Lee1955-...
W3
W3Language
Weaknesses
1. Fragmentation of the community
2. Confusion about the term
3. Language proficiency in English
O1
O1Politics
O2
O2Locality
O3
O3Value
Opportunities
1. The Lisbon strategy
2. Emerging local players
3. Added value for global clients
T1
T1Economy
China
US
EU
GDP growth rates
T2
T2Education
Arthur van Hoff Tim Berners-Lee
Linus Thorvald Kai Krause
T3
T3Industry
Threats
1. State of our economy
2. Organisation of education
3. Lack of relevant industries
‘One more thing...’
EIA
European food designers
Georges A. Escoffier Paul Bocuse Jamie Oliver