postindustrial-society
A societal phase marked by a shift from manufacturing to service economies, reliance on theoretical knowledge, and the rise of intellectual technologies like computers.
1 chapter across 1 book
All Connected Now: Life in the First Global Civilization (2001)Walter Truett Anderson
This chapter explores the concept of informatization as the transformation of societies into information societies driven by advances in information and communication technologies (ICT). It discusses key characteristics of postindustrial information societies, including globalization, decentralization, and the blurring of traditional boundaries, while tracing the historical development of electronic communication from early telegraphy to modern ICT. The chapter highlights how information has become a strategic resource and how the evolution of communication technologies reshapes social, economic, and governance structures globally.