APDIP e-Note 10 on Expert Systems

As information communication technologies (ICTs) become increasingly sophisticated and refined, the potential returns from utilizing them in areas such as education and business is immense. Expert systems represent an opportunity to assist users lacking expertise in a specific area to carry out complex tasks, promote efficient governance and enable sustainable decision-making in developing regions. The ability of expert systems to guide and educate means they can also be used for knowledge building and tackling the low level of information technology literacy that have a direct negative impact on socio-economic advancement in developing regions.

This APDIP e-Note provides a summary of what expert systems are and how they operate; the opportunities they can provide in building capacities and promoting empowerment; and the general processes involved in developing an expert system including the challenges faced. Examples of expert systems used in the field of environmental management and agriculture, knowledge management, and medicine and health are given.

APDIP e-Notes are brief snapshots that present analyses of specific issues related to ICTs for sustainable human development in the Asia- Pacific region. This online series introduces readers to the who, what, where, why and how of a wide range of current issues related to ICTs such as Internet governance, ICTs and poverty alleviation, e- governance, free and open source software, and many others.

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