THE THOUGHTS ROOM

-A knowledge society is a society organized around the production of knowledge where technological change is much more important for economic growth. A knowledge society could also be described as a society where economic success is determined by the ability of individuals and firms to accumulate and transform information in such a way as to produce and market goods efficiently and flexibly -SOURCE: Liberal education in a knowledge society, by Barry Smith and Carl Bereiter -Knowledge societies have the characteristic that knowledge forms major component of any human activity. Economic, social, cultural, and all other human activities become dependent on a huge volume of knowledge and information. A knowledge society is one in which knowledge becomes major creative force. -Knowledge Society refers to any society where knowledge is the primary production resource instead of capital and labour. It may also

- - An information society is a society in which low-cost information technology, computers and telecommunications are widely used to facilitate communication nationally and internationally, and to promote access to libraries, data archives and other stores of information held by private organizations or in the public domain. o Gordon Marshall, author of a dictionary of sociology - -An information society is a society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, uses, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political and cultural activity. o Source; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - - An information society is a society where communication and information technologies influence the everyday lives of most of its members with the help of the internet and a wired culture. o Source; www.redgoldfish.com