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T H E ROLE OF IN FO R M A TIO N IN SOLVING D EVELO PM ENTAL PROBLEMS - with selected _________________ examples_________________ Aleksandra Komliauser, Metka Vrtačnik (with additional ex­ amples o f B.Boh and S.GIazar) International Centre f o r Chemical Studies, Edvard Kardelj University, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia The economic crisis in the less developed countries which threatens all activities of society, can be overcome by a more efficient transfer of new knowledge in science and technology to production processes and deci­ sion making. Unesco therefore makes strong efforts to integrate the work of infor­ mation specialists, researchers and decision makers for a better recogni­ tion of opportunities and the introduction of knowledge-intensive proces­ ses. In this, the ability to acquire and structure new knowledge in the field, to recognize its patterns and to evaluate its quality is essential if com peti­ tive activity in international markets is hoped for. As a contribution to this development, a problem-solving information methodology has been developed, with the following steps: □ definition of the problem, □ „informatisation" of the problem, i.e. definition of information needs, □ collection of data, their organisation and storage, □ structuring of data into systems, definition of hierarchy of para­ meters, 32 Knjižnica. Tematska št. 1ATUL 1989