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Information <strong>and</strong> Knowledge Systems<br />

making—data about processes, components, costs, <strong>and</strong> materials, both technical <strong>and</strong> financial.<br />

The 1994 <strong>Roadmap</strong> stated the issue succinctly: “Information <strong>and</strong> access to information is<br />

lacking: the knowledge necessary to make sound environmental/business decisions frequently<br />

does not exist or is not readily accessible…” ([15], p. 1) Whether a result of incomplete data,<br />

fragmented data sources, or inadequate data management, the lack of data hampers effective<br />

program development <strong>and</strong> implementation.<br />

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