articleInformation Systems ResearchNov 19, 2010Closed access

Research Commentary —Digital Infrastructures: The Missing IS Research Agenda

DTDavid TilsonKLKalle LyytinenCSCarsten Sørensen

University of Rochester · Case Western Reserve University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Since the inauguration of information systems research (ISR) two decades ago, the information systems (IS) field's attention has moved beyond administrative systems and individual tools. Millions of users log onto Facebook, download iPhone applications, and use mobile services to create decentralized work organizations. Understanding these new dynamics will necessitate the field paying attention to digital infrastructures as a category of IT artifacts. A state-of-the-art review of the literature reveals a growing interest in digital infrastructures but also confirms that the field has yet to put infrastructure at the centre of its research endeavor. To assist this shift we propose three new directions for IS…

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  • Sociotechnical system
  • Artifact (error)
  • Salient
  • Field (mathematics)
  • Computer science
  • Data science
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  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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