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10.3 Information Quality as Business Metadata
Information, a closely related concept, is data in context. Here is IAIDQ’s
definition of information:
Information: (1) Data in context, i.e., the meaning given to data or the interpreta-
tion of data based on its context; (2) the finished product as a result of processing,
presentation and interpretation of data. (IAIDQ, December 25, 2006)
Clearly, information is data plus metadata, and perhaps it is specifically
business metadata that adds the context. Therefore:
Information = Data + Business Metadata
10.2.2 Adding Quality
Next, we can add the quality component. Interestingly enough, “data quality” ...