The mixture of observation, theory and practice will vary between natural and artificial systems. In natural systems, the object is to understand the structure and behaviour of a given computational system. The theoretical concepts underlying natural systems ultimately are built on observation and are themselves used to predict new observations. For artificial systems, the object is to build a system that performs a given informational function. The theoretical concepts underlying artificial systems are intended to secure their correct and efficient design and operation.
Informatics provides an enormous range of problems and opportunities.
One challenge is to determine how far, and in what circumstances, theories of information processing in artificial devices can be applied to natural systems. A second challenge is to determine how far principles derived from natural systems are applicable to the development of new kinds of artificial systems. A third challenge is to explore the many ways in which artificial information systems can help to solve problems facing mankind and help to improve the quality of life for all living things. About Please contact our webadmin with any comments or corrections.