6.3: Information Environment
Develop a strategy to embrace and exploit the emerging "information environment." Other Information:
External research can be considered a "value-added" hybrid somewhere between open source and human intelligence reporting.
Numerous private companies are now providing both periodic and ad hoc informational products geared to the specific interests
of their customers—some of which are agencies within the Intelligence Community. These companies provide not only tailored
information but analysis of that information and estimates of outcomes and implications as well. For their input, such companies
depend largely on open source information. Thus, apart from the value of their insights and analysis, these firms could help
us mine the vast amount of open source information for the nuggets we both value. The Community needs to develop a corporate
strategy to use these external sources more effectively. Welding together these efforts will be critical to maximizing use
of our scarce resources. Implementing Actions: -Catalogue and share awareness of current efforts to leverage commercially-available
sources of external analysis. Identify best practices. -Develop a strategy that recognizes the role, criteria for use, and
capability of external partners to filter/analyze information. -Building on these baseline efforts, develop a funding approach
containing a list of options and their fiscal impact—including the possible establishment of a coordinating body to implement
a Community-wide strategy for Internet exploitation and purchases from open source data companies.
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