Knowledge can be seen as a key source of advantage. Its importance has been recognized for a long time. Some
scholars have realized that information can create wealth. What is happening today is that there has been a
qualitative change in the way in which vast amounts of data can be collected and communicated. The risk is of
information overload. To help avoid this, a discipline is needed which can distinguish between data and
knowledge, can find ways to reduce the overload and can organize itself.