The course surveys the emergence of information as the most important organizational resource since the late 20th century. The course examines how public sector and private sector organizations collect, store, analyze, and use information. The course’s topics include: the information revolution as the 3rd industrial revolution; the role of information systems in re-designing the corporation and the public agency; the competitive advantage of knowledge-based organizations; the conversion of data to information and information to knowledge; The challenge of improving electronic information sharing among governmental organizations; the concept of erecting a Public Sector Information Exchange (PSIE) inside government.