Information integrity: an emerging field and the state of knowledge

Information integrity is the dependability or trustworthiness of information. More specifically, it is the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of the information content, process, and system. This is an issue with which every organization in business, government, and society is concerned. Failures of information have been perceived until now as a pervasive, universal problem, although it costs the economy many billions of dollars. This paper is the result of a study of the state of knowledge and the intellectual space of the concept of information integrity. The study was sponsored by the information integrity coalition. It frames the space of the concept from several perspectives, among which are: prevention, monitoring, and correction of information errors; security audit and control; design, development and operation of information systems for higher integrity; and information integrity requirements of specific industries such as financial institutions, health care, defense, and transportation.