Survey on Information Sharing, Attitudes, and Practices of Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov) Users, 2007

Information sharing among federal, state, and local agencies has become a critical element of U.S. homeland security strategy. Few researchers, however, have examined the relationship between the use of homeland security information sharing systems and perceived levels of emergency preparedness at the local level (city, county, and region). In order to explore this relationship, an online survey was administered to 83 registered users of Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov)—a Department of Homeland Security information sharing system, and interviews were conducted with 10 LLIS.gov users located in different regions of the country. Using a communication perspective, this study finds that the concepts of information sharing and preparedness accommodate multiple—and at times conflicting—meanings and practices. As a result, the government’s effort to create a “trusted partnership” and a “culture of information sharing” among federal, state, and local agencies faces significant challenges.联邦、州及地方各级机构间的信息共享，现已成为美国国土安全战略的核心组成部分。然而鲜有研究者针对国土安全信息共享系统的使用，与地方（城市、县及区域）层面感知到的应急准备水平之间的关联展开研究。为探究这一关联，本研究针对美国国土安全部旗下信息共享系统“经验教训信息共享平台（Lessons Learned Information Sharing，LLIS.gov）”的83名注册用户开展了线上问卷调查，并对来自全美不同地区的10名LLIS.gov用户进行了访谈。本研究基于传播视角开展分析，结果显示：信息共享与应急准备这两个概念，存在多种乃至相互冲突的内涵与实践方式。因此，美国政府旨在联邦、州及地方各级机构间构建“信任伙伴关系”与“信息共享文化”的努力，面临着诸多严峻挑战。