What's new in the information age?
The information technology revolution will set off an information revolution in the new era, completely change the mode of economic growth and the world economic pattern, and lead the society into the era of network economy. The informatization of society is also an information society. Informatization is a new stage of the development of human society, based on advanced technologies such as computer technology, digital technology and bioengineering technology. Informatization enables human beings to obtain and transmit all the achievements of civilization created by human beings in a faster and more convenient way; The transformation of consumption-oriented stage. Some people classify informatization as "four modernizations" and "four natures". Part IV Informatization: ▲ Intelligentization. The production of knowledge has become the main form of production, and knowledge has become the main resource to create wealth. This kind of resource can be enjoyed; Can be multiplied; You can create infinitely. In this process, knowledge replaces capital, and human resources are more important than monetary capital. ▲ electronics. In the industrial age, photoelectricity and network replaced mechanized production, and the way for human beings to create wealth is no longer factory machine operation. Some people call it "flexible production". ▲ Globalization. Information technology is abolishing the concepts of time and distance, and its development has greatly accelerated the process of globalization. With the development of Internet and the establishment of global communication satellite network, the concept of country will be impacted, and the network can be regrouped without considering the geographical connection. ▲ No grouping. In the information age, information and information exchange are everywhere, and people's activities are more personalized. In addition to the information exchange between society and groups, the information exchange between individuals is increasing day by day and will become the mainstream. 2) Four characteristics of informatization: ▲ comprehensiveness. Informatization refers to the product of various technologies at the technical level. It combines semiconductor technology, information transmission technology, multimedia technology, database technology and data compression technology. At a higher level, it is the integration of politics, economy, society, culture and many other fields. People generally use the word synergy to express this comprehensiveness in the information age. ▲ so strong. A prominent feature of the difference between informatization and industrialization is that informatization is driven by market and competition. Government guidance, enterprise investment and market competition are the basic paths of informatization development. ▲ Permeability. Informatization has brought about comprehensive and profound changes in all fields of society, and also profoundly affected material civilization and spiritual civilization, becoming the main traction of economic development. Informatization makes the mutual exchange and infiltration of economy and culture increasingly extensive and strengthened. ▲ openness. Innovation is the soul of high-tech industry and the magic weapon for enterprises to win in competition. Participate in competition, innovate in competition, and win in innovation. Openness refers not only to social openness, but also to spiritual openness. Openness is the soul and source of innovation. In a word, the main characteristics of informatization can be summarized into four aspects: virtuality, globality, interactivity and openness. Experience: Informatization is not only one of the contents of modernization, but also the symbol and key of modernization. More and more people rely on the Internet, not only young individuals, but also companies and governments need it. We can know what is happening in the world without leaving home, and we can also know the information we want anytime and anywhere. Informatization is not only a technical problem, but also an economic and social problem, and its influence is far-reaching, including education, life, business, medicine and so on.