Social Change/ Principal information systems - Assignment Example

Human Development Report. What are the key indicators of well-being? Where is progress being made? Where are we losing ground? The key indicators ofa well being are sustainability and equity. The sustainability of the people illustrates how people are able to sustain and preserve life. The second indicator, equity, aims to minimize and resolve the problem in gender and of the large margin between the poor and the rich. The United Nation has helped a lot countries and made progress on sustainability.

The United Nation Development Programme’s cornerstone is to help reduce poverty and make a growth. In “From One Meal A Day to Three” story in Bangladesh, the UNDP was able to help the country. UNDP made a project considered to be the largest in the country and helped improved the livelihoods and living conditions of the urban people in the country. But when it comes to the equity indicator, we still lack growth and development. According to Helen Clark (2011), we are still having issues and slow and uneven progress in equity in this increasingly globalized world. 1. What role did business intelligence software play in catching an H1N1 outbreak in the northeastern United States?

Business intelligence or BI systems are designed to extract, or mine, useful information out of the data collected by businesses or organizations into databases. That data may consist of detailed sales information collected at the time of a sale or patient symptom information collected at the time of an examination. Thus, the moment the sales arise or patient symptom information gathered increases rapidly, there is a possible outbreak of H1N1. Business Intelligence could therefore catch an H1N1 outbreak through data gathering. 2. How does a system such as EMA’s BI system use human intelligence and machine intelligence to support decision making?

EMA’s Business Intelligence is used to extract the data collected from the business organization which can help spot an outbreak of flu in its early stages. The machine intelligence can detect the outbreak in early stage; the human intelligence can make decision on how to resolve the possible problems that may arise. Therefore, the EMA’s BI system uses both human and machine intelligence to support decision making to help protect people and prevent the spread or outbreak of flu. Critical Thinking Questions 1.

How do the BI needs of business professionals and medical professionals differ? How are they alike? Business professionals need BI to improve and make their sales easier to tract and to prepare a good marketing strategy as soon as BI is able to gather information about the flu. On the other hand, the medical professionals use the BI system to tract the possible outbreak of flu to prevent it or prepare for the possible spread of disease. They are alike because both the medical and business professionals use these data gathered by BI system to predict and prepare for possible outburst of flu.

But these two use BI system for preparation of different purposes. 2. How does this case study reflect the need for standardized digital medical records systems in the U. S.? How might such standards influence the country’s ability to keep its population healthy? This case study reflects the need of the United States to have standardized digital medical records. The BI system demonstrates the easier, more convenient and faster tracking of records and data gathering which can help improve the country’s medical system.

This case study can help improve the country’s ability to keep the population healthy. With the faster and more convenient data gathering through BI system, the country can predict and prepare for possible outbreak of diseases not only with H1N1 or flu. Sources: Clark, Helen. Clark: Equity: narrowing the gaps to push for achievement of the MDGs, (2011). Web. 3 July 2011 www.un.org www.undp.org