He says the three Laws of Informatics, which he discovered while researching his PhD in technology policy at Carleton University, are going to change the world by making us more productive in how we handle the flow of information. With the Laws of Informatics we ought to be able to control the flow of information. The Laws of Thermodynamics deal with matter and energy. The Laws of Informatics deal with information. Utility of information depends upon its relevance.
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Sheridan explains that if followed, they should drastically change the way everyone goes about their business, including the government. In many cases in the past, policies of all kinds of governments have not been adequately informed. They have been shooting in the dark, so to speak. The other thing a government has to do is share the information it has with the public, says Mr. Sheridan. The other implication of the first law is that governments would share more information amongst their own departments, he says.