General definition:
The information industry belongs to the category of the fourth industry, including traditional information departments such as telecommunications, telephone, printing, publishing, news, radio and television, and emerging information departments such as computers, lasers, optical fibers and communication satellites. Mainly based on electronic computers, engaged in the production, transmission, storage, processing and processing of information.
The fourth industry is the general name of knowledge, technology and information-intensive industrial departments differentiated from the three industries. It includes: designing and producing computer software and its services, consulting department, new technology department applying microcomputer, optical fiber, laser and genetic engineering, high automation and electrification department, etc. Information industry is an independent fourth industry.
Information industry refers to the industry that converts information into commodities. It includes not only software, database, various wireless communication services and online information services, but also the publication of traditional newspapers, books, movies and audio-visual products. The production of computers and communication equipment will no longer be included, and it will be listed as a branch of manufacturing.
The redefined information industry refers to those industries that turn information into commodities.
Classification:
(1) Information and cultural products production and circulation industry;
(2) industries that provide delivery or distribution of these products and data or communication methods;
(3) industries that process data.
Four industries: publishing industry, film and record industry, radio and television and communication industry, information service and data processing service industry.