Friday, October 16, 2009

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY.

A knowledge society is a society of mobility in terms of where one lives, what one does, and in terms of ones affiliation as defined by Peter F . Drucker.
The essential Drucker.

A knowledge society is a society that creates , shares and uses knowledge for the prosperity and well being of its people.
Wikipedia.com

A knowledge society is any society where knowledge is the primary production resource instead of capital and labour.
Wikipedia.com

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

DEFINITIONS OF INFORMATION SOCIETY

Information Society is a society in which the creation, distribution, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/information_society


Information Society is the society currently being put in place where low-cost information and data storage and transmission technologies are in general use.
European Union High-Level Expert Group report of 1997
Source:http://cbdd.wsu.edu/kew/content//cdoutput/TR501/Page 8.htm


Information Society is a society which makes extensive use of information networks (meaning systems of IT hardware and services which provides users with delivery and retrieval services in a given area.
Finland's Council of State information society
Source:http://cbdd.wsu.edu/kew/content/cdoutput/TR501/Page 8.htm