Informacinė visuomenė kaip technologinė revoliucija ir kaip nauja visuomeninė sutartis

LTStraipsnyje svarstomas informacinės visuomenės turinys ir jos ryšys su pilietinės visuomenės, demokratijos raida. Aptariamas pažangus nauju informacinių technologijų įnašas į globalinę kultūrą ir su jomis susijusi kultūrų destrukcijos grėsmė [MRU CRIS].

ENThe article introduces the general principles for understanding the sudden growth of information society and informs about the specificity of development of information society in Lithuania. The key question is: how far are populations on their way to participation in the information paradigm? First, creating the infrastructure of the information society will lead to an increased cultural segregation of the poor countries and the poor people. Second, the global culture will suffer erosion because of expansion of standardized culture. The new tools of communication and information are neutral instruments. Only promotion of the equal access to the new information and communication technologies can guarantee the right of every individual to seek, to receive and to impart information and ideas. The question -arises about the welfare state and the quality of life of its inhabitants.