A Reference Model for Information Management to Support Coalition Information Sharing Needs

This document contains Information authorized under the auspices of The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) for unlimited release and distribution. Effective information management is a key enabler in ensuring that commanders have access to the information they need to make optimal decisions. This can only be achieved by the combination of people, processes and tools to form an effective system. Many systems and technologies claim to address the information management problem. However, in the absence of a universally accepted model of information management, it is hard to assess how well these products and systems support military information management requirements. Simply stating that information management is the capability to provide the right information, in the right place, and at the right time, does not provide a yard stick against which to measure a system’s capability. The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) Command, Control, Communications and Information (C3I) Action Group (AG) 4 has taken on the challenge of defining a model of information management to support command and control (C2) in a coalition context. The proposed model provides an abstract representation of the important elements that are required to form an effectiv