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Information Societies

Information Societies

Andrew Targowski
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 33
ISBN13: 9781605660042|ISBN10: 1605660043|EISBN13: 9781605660059
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2.ch014
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Andrew Targowski. "Information Societies." Information Technology and Societal Development, IGI Global, 2009, pp.311-343. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2.ch014

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A. Targowski (2009). Information Societies. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2.ch014

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Andrew Targowski. "Information Societies." In Information Technology and Societal Development. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2.ch014

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to define the evolution and key indicators of the information society that is being triggered by the Information Wave of the last 25 years. Several types of the information society from the point of view of information-communication technology (ICT) will be reviewed and their developmental paths will be defined. The fast development of the global economy based on information-communication technology (ICT) is supported by the information society, because without this technology it would be rather impossible to perceive information society. Depending on the different levels of a given country’s development, the information society has different levels of complexity and influence on the global economy and vice versa. Hence, it is important to recognize the information society’s different trends of development and their solutions and internal and external consequences. A question appears whether the information society is a new tool of thought or a new way of life. The answer to this question is provided in this chapter.

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