Abstract
Electronic data interchange (EDI) can be defined as an inter-organizational system (IOS) allowing remote organizations to communicate or electronically trade messages, without human intervention. It is not the vulnerability of EDI itself which is questioned but much more the social shaping of this technology by agent's interests. EDI analysis should clearly specify the structure of the economic, political and organizational relations between implied agents. The second issue concerns to new forms of trade relations between economic agents allowed or facilitated by EDI. The risks related to EDI use express only part of the vulnerability. The vulnerability effects of the networks economy are more hidden which is largely encouraged by EDI and other interorganizational systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IFIP Transactions A |
| Subtitle of host publication | Computer Science and Technology |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 131-142 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Edition | A-33 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0444898786 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1993 |
| Event | Proceedings of the IFIP WG9.2 Working Conference on Facing the Challenge of Risk and Vulnerability in an Information Society - Namur, Belg Duration: 20 May 1993 → 22 May 1993 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the IFIP WG9.2 Working Conference on Facing the Challenge of Risk and Vulnerability in an Information Society |
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| City | Namur, Belg |
| Period | 20/05/93 → 22/05/93 |