A global information system (GIS) is an information system which is developed and / or used in a global context.

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A global information system (GIS) is any which attempts to deliver the totality of measurable data worldwide within a defined context.

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There are a variety of definitions and understandings of a global information system (GIS, GLIS), such as


Common to this class of information systems is that the context is a global setting, either for its use or development process. This means that it highly relates to distributed systems / distributed computing where the distribution is global. The term also incorporates aspects of global software development and there outsourcing (when the outsourcing locations are globally distributed) and offshoring aspects. A specific aspect of global information systems is the case (domain) of global software development.[2] A main research aspect in this field concerns the coordination of and collaboration between virtual teams.[3][4] Further important aspects are the internationalization and language localization of system components.

Process and system design: How are the processes between distributed actors organized, how are the systems distributed / integrated.

Technical architecture: What is the technical infrastructure enabling actors to collaborate?

Support mechanisms: How are actors in the process of communication, collaboration, and cooperation supported?

Critical tasks in designing global information systems are


A variety of examples can be given. Basically every multi-lingual website can be seen as a global information system. However, mostly the term GLIS is used to refer to a specific system developed or used in a global context.

Systems developed for multinational users, e.g.,

SAP as a global ERP system

Global Information Systems for Education:

The Global Learning Objects Brokered Exchange

For the specific case of data integration : , https://web.archive.org/web/20190825060649/http://www.internettrafficreport.com/, http://www.unhcr.org/statistics.html

http://data.un.org

Specific examples are

at the University of Jyväskylä

Global Information Systems

Resources on Global Information Technology at

AIS World