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Characteristics To Information Society

The document outlines key characteristics of an information society. An information society first emerged in 1960s Japanese social science and is defined as a society organized around knowledge. It is characterized by employment and resources being focused on information technology, wealth being defined by information and knowledge, use of multiple media and networks to create a globalized and connected society, and education to help people effectively process and understand high volumes of information.

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Characteristics To Information Society

The document outlines key characteristics of an information society. An information society first emerged in 1960s Japanese social science and is defined as a society organized around knowledge. It is characterized by employment and resources being focused on information technology, wealth being defined by information and knowledge, use of multiple media and networks to create a globalized and connected society, and education to help people effectively process and understand high volumes of information.

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CHARACTERISTICS TO

INFORMATION SOCIETY

INTRODUCTION

The collocation information society as it is now used first


emerged in Japanese social science(s) in the early 1960S.

The systems of information technology operate with information


converted into symbols, computers and machines process symbols,
minds and intellects process information.

A society that organizes itself around knowledge in the interest of


social control, and the management of innovation and change.
(Daniel Bell)

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

Employment

Resource and technology

Income and wealth

Conflict management method and power technique

Parallel use of several media

The network to bring the world together: create a global society.

Requires education to help students handle all of this information,


determine its accuracy, its ownership, its reliability

Information productive power: increase optimal action-selection


capabilities

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