Dissemination Model for Critical Governments Information

  • Authors

    • Najd Al Osaimi
    • Sharifa Alghowinem
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.29.21841

    Received date: November 27, 2018

    Accepted date: November 27, 2018

    Published date: November 26, 2018

  • Information dissemination, Publish/subscribe, Smart application

  • Abstract

    Sharing information would not only raise awareness and increase knowledge, but could also save lives. Occasionally, governments need to provide critical information to citizens accurately and in a timely manner. There are different information dissemination channels such as: Television, Radio, SMS and Social Media. However, these channels have several limitations. A dissemination approach is needed that intelligently target specific citizens with critical information that concern them from trusted sources on time. In this research, we propose a dissemination model that addresses these issues and utilizes the needed features. Comparing several dissemination architectures, the proposed model is an enhanced architecture designed based on publish/subscribe. The study proposed a novel idea of information dissemination by integrating many trusted sources in a unified source that can be accessed by the stakeholders at any time. The study would be a building block for an official information dissemination system in Saudi Arabia.

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    Osaimi, N. A., & Alghowinem, S. (2018). Dissemination Model for Critical Governments Information. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7(4.29), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.29.21841