Abstract: A system and method for providing a social information system for managing socio-technical information. A system is provided that includes: a regulation engine for capturing data from a set of heterogeneous data sources and transforming the data into a common representation; a data standardization system for storing the data in a data warehouse in accordance with a defined data model; and an interaction engine having a workspace for allowing users to interact with data from the data warehouse, wherein the interaction engine includes a customization system for defining a lens for the user according to a taxonomy associated with the user, wherein the lens filters the data being viewed in the workspace to a presentation and granularity that conforms to the taxonomy.