Using computerized data banks

Description

Using computerized data banks involves systematically collecting, storing, and retrieving large volumes of information in digital formats to enhance decision-making, problem-solving, and resource management. This strategy enables rapid access to up-to-date, organized data, facilitating analysis, monitoring, and dissemination of knowledge. It remedies issues of information overload, fragmentation, and inaccessibility by centralizing data, supporting efficient coordination, and enabling timely responses to complex challenges across various sectors.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends using computer-based data banks and questionnaires to prepare a global inventory/world watch list.