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The Adventof the
Information Society
The Information Society
John Naisbitt, “the Megatrends” - 1984 introduces the “
INFORMATION SOCIETY” concept.
A society in which a majority of workers are involved in the transmittal of information
Time Magazine - 1982 Names the computer “
Machine of Year” – signified the computer’s “coming of age”.
Economic Transitions
EconomicEra
PrimaryResource
TransformingAgent
ToolsNeeded
Skills Needed to Function
Agrarian Land Natural Energy
Plough, Hoe,Farm Equipment
Ploughing, tiltingSowing
Industrial Capital ProcessedEnergy (Oil, Coal, Hydro)
Machines TechnicalEngineeringManagement
Information Mind Knowledge Computer ComputerLiteracyInformationLiteracyVisualLiteracy
What is a Computer?
A computer is an electronic device which accepts data, processes the data, stores and produces the result as information under the direction of a stored program of instructions with speed and accuracy.
Contributing Forces to the Information Age
ICT Revolution
DigitalRevolution
What are ICTs ?
ICTs stand for information and communication technologies
These technologies include computers, the Internet, broadcasting
technologies (radio and television), and telephony
diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store, and manage informationInternet
The ICT Revolution
Technological advancement have revolutionized
communication and spread of information
Landmarks In 1875, for example, the invention
of the telephone breached distance through sound.
Between 1910 and 1920, the first AM radio stations began to broadcast sound.
By the 1940s television was broadcasting both sound and visuals
The ICT Revolution …
Landmarks … In 1943, the world’s first electronic
computer was created. Microprocessor invented in the 1970s
and computers became accessible to the public.
In the 1990s, the Internet migrated from universities and research institutions to corporate headquarters and homes.
The Digital Revolution.
Earlier technologies relied on Analog transmission ( incorporated a combination of light and sound waves to transmit messages
Alexander Graham Bell invented of the telephone in 1875 used analog transmission
In the late 1940s, an alternative to analog transmission of voice the pulse-code modulation (an encoded signal of pulses) marked the start of digitization in telecommunications
The Digital Revolution …
1961 that the first digital carrier system was installed in U.S Digitization meant the widespread
replacement of telephone operators with digital switches.
In 1971 the first fiber optic cables suitable for communications made - leading to efforts to send communications signals via light waves. (Light wave transmission systems are inherently digital.)
The Digital Revolution …
By about 1989, “ones and zeros” had become the language of telephone networks in the US
Today, voice is translated into data packets, sent over networks to remote locations, sometimes thousands of kilometers away, and, upon receipt, translated back to voice.
Consequences of Digital and ICT Revolutions
On a societal level, the digital and ICT revolutions make possible better and cheaper access to knowledge and information. This speeds up transactions and processes and reduces their cost, which in turn benefit citizens and consumers.
The ability of ICTs to traverse time and distance allows human beings to interact with each other in new ways. Distance is no longer a consideration.
Consequences of Digital and ICT revolutions …
Emerging Information Economy An information economy is where the
productivity and competitiveness of units or agents in the economy (be they firms, regions or nations) depend mainly on their capacity to generate, process, and apply efficiently knowledge-based information
Pervasive use of information and communications technology has made information plentiful in this economy.
Features of the information economy
The information economy is global. has the capacity to work as a unit in real time on a
planetary scale Corporations and firms now have a worldwide base
for skilled labor to tap it is highly productive profits come from speed of innovation and the
ability to attract and keep customers
Information economy is the same as “knowledge economy”, the “new economy”, or the “network economy”
Technology/Computer Literacy – Why Is It Necessary in the Information Age?
ICT Literacy ..
Computers are everywhere Businesses Government Education
We live in Global Village We are part of the Information
network Technology for students is about
economic competitiveness